Director of Sales - Arkansas, United States - Beauty by Imagination (BBI)

Description

Beauty by Imagination

Director of Sales, Walmart

Remote - Must reside in a market with direct flights to Arkansas (Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Denver)

Position Overview:

The Director of Sales – Walmart will be responsible for all aspects of BBI's Walmart business. They will lead the development of strategic business plans and manage the execution of sales tactics to deliver on the company's revenue and profit goals for Walmart business.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leads all aspects of BBIs Walmart business including employees and agency partners
• Facilitates the annual planning and execution of sales tactics to help deliver strategic business plans
• Acceleration of market share position
• Manages and is accountable for creating, maintaining, and delivering the sales forecast
• Manages and owns the Trade and Selling budget to ensure predictable acceleration of profitability
• Utilization of syndicated data to make strategic recommendations for our retail partners.
• Strong ability to build retail selling stories leveraging facts and data
• Collaborate with sales agencies and BBI's insights team to deliver actionable insights
• Be an expert for the full brand portfolio, being able to speak fluently about the brands' product offerings.
• Be knowledgeable about our categories - competing brands and products nationally and at Walmart
• Coordinate with Trade Managers, Sales Planners and Supply Operations on cross functional projects including open stock, Displays, promotions, and incremental new items.
• Drive customer line reviews and the internal meeting preparation needed working cross functionally with Customer Strategy, Insights, Marketing, Finance, Supply
• DSMP Ownership
• Promotional Calendar
• Responsible for working with Sales Admin and Sales Agency Partners to complete all necessary paperwork needed - new items setup, add/deletes, displays, etc.

Required Skills/ Qualifications:

• Strong leadership and communication skills; capable of presenting complex financial information in an easy-to-understand format
• Analytical and strategic thinker
• Previous experience and the ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Great communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Exceptional organizational, problem-solving skills and computer technical skills
• Skilled / experienced with Retail Link, Item 360 and other data portals within Walmart, set up process and maintain all customer paperwork
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and other Microsoft applications
• Experience working in cross-functional teams
• The ability to negotiate, analyze and prioritize in a face-paced environment while dealing with ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to build long lasting, value-added relationships with customers

Education/ Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible and related sales experience
• Walmart selling experience required
• Up to 35% travel

Company Benefits

Beauty By Imagination offers a VERY competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• Very Generous Paid Leave of Absence/Time Off
• Company-Paid Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits