Manager, Sales Account Management - Austin, United States - Lifestyle Brands LLC

Description

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees.

Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet.

If you're into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products.

Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

The Sales Manager

• Natural Channel, is a key contributor to our long term strategy and is responsible for profitable business growth of distributors and retailers within the Natural Channel, including UNFI, KeHe, Whole Foods, Fresh Thyme and more across all SCJ Lifestyle Brands and Categories.

This role is responsible for managing broker partners that support the Customer HQ in addition to the downstream independent natural retailers.

The Sales Manager will have the opportunity to grow through a variety of experiences and a general management approach to the business.

The Sales Manager will have a significant amount of freedom to demonstrate leadership, high-impact decision making, strategic planning and customer relationship management.

Please note:
This is a Home Office-based role.

Ideal candidate will live ideally near Austin, TX OR Rhode Island OR Chicago, IL with the ability to travel to attend customer calls.

The Sales Manager will:

Have a significant influence and require a high level of leadership, high-impact analytics, strategic planning, and customer relationship managementRetail Partner + Broker ManagementLead Annual Planning, JBP, Trade Management, buyer meetings, relationship mgmt.

Lead Broker resource management for Natural Channel Distributor and RetailersCreate and drive merchandising plan aligning with internal customer development team in coordination with category merchantsSupport Sr Director of Alt Channels with Senior Relationship engagementData Analysis + Sales PresentationsAnalytic leadership for all buyer meetingsPull internal data and or retail POS dataWeekly / Monthly POS reportingNew Item & Seasonal TrackingPrice AnalysisCompetitive Intel & Line Listing UpdatesDeduction managementForecasting + PlanningDay to Day questions on trendsPromo Planning/AnalysisExceedra trade managementOtherSocial / Online salesLeverage cross functional support team to achieve volume, share & other objectives (Cat Man, Shopper Marketing, Customer Development, Finance)

Partner with director to advance omni strategy at to unlock additional pickup/delivery opportunities at Whole FoodsQUALIFICATIONSRequired:
Education: Bachelor's Degree7+ years' experience in CPG Sales

Preferred Skills:

General Management mindset; proven ownership approach to businessSuccess in applying insights into business developmentStrong technical skills: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Web and other required computer applicationsAbility to manage budgets and overall trade managementExperience calling on the Natural Channel Retailers like Whole Foods or other relevant customer experienceStrong analytical skills.

Solid experience in analyzing syndicated reports or using trade management toolStamina, character, sense of humor, detail-oriented tactician with proactive approach and work ethic appropriate for a fast-paced, team-oriented, growth companyInclusion & DiversityWe believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive.

We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there's always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.
Better TogetherAt SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace.

We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity EmployerThe policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S.

or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

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