3-5 years of Retail Sales Experience in Consumer Goods Industry
Willingness to travel regionally and work occasional weekends (8-10 annually)
Capable of handling, training on, and demonstrating products, including the ability to lift up to 50lbs
Some additional physical labor required including climbing ladders and being on your feet for several hours a day
Ability to analyze Power BI and SalesForce data to develop strategic growth plans to improve financial performance
Possess an understanding and knowledge of IT Business systems (BW, Salesforce.com, Tool Commerce) and Microsoft
Responsibilities
Manage a territory of Home Depot, Lowes, and ACE accounts or a combination of these accounts
Manage retail accounts and daily activities including retail account visits
Analyze metrics in SalesForce, Power BI, and ShowPad to strategically map out customer routing schedule
Drive Top Line Sales to deliver quarterly and annual POS Goals
Partner with Store and District Managers to understand and align strategies with their retail specific goals
Analyze POS by store and promotional performance to develop individualized store and territory sales plans
Work closely with the Sales Operations team to inform them on needs to ensure proper inventory for promotional activities
Drive execution strategy based on trends and SKU level detail by analyzing Power BI and SalesForce
Sell In and execute national event activations to drive sales and gain market share, as well as develop and drive local territory activations
Implement national overdrive strategies to promote product sell-through and identify key territory specific opportunities to execute and measure performance
Engage Store and District Key Decision Makers to inform them of key initiatives and develop, sell in, and implement customized specific initiatives
Partner with retail service partners requiring active store and district level engagement inclusive of monthly district meetings and quality walks to assess servicing accountability and drive corrective actions
Leverage sales enablement tools to analyze data to identify sales gaps and create sales plans to close sales gaps
Drive effective inventory management and retailer specific order writing with retail partners and develop exit strategies for Special Buy promotions
Establish, develop, and maintain key relationships with professional end-users (Pro) through product and services solutions including job site blitzes, product training, product seeding, etc. at each retailer
Execute monthly job site visits aligned with retailers’ pro strategies to provide product training, new product seeding, end user conversions, etc. to deliver pro target POS goals
Effectively manage budgets (T&E, Demo Tool, etc.) to drive profitability