
Sales Manager – Grocery Channel
GoMacro
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • United States
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About the role
- Plan and execute sales initiatives aligned to agreed budgets, sales volumes, revenue targets, product mix, and timelines.
- Develop and maintain an organized list of key and target accounts.
- Own and grow relationships with assigned retail customers and key shopper marketing contacts.
- Conduct regular account calls to review in-store priorities, execution, and performance.
- Drive incremental growth by securing new points of distribution and optimizing existing distribution.
- Sell GoMacro products into regional retailers in collaboration with local distribution partners.
- Contribute strategic insights and customer knowledge to the annual account planning process.
- Work closely with Customer Marketing and third-party sales and marketing partners to execute programs effectively.
- Monitor, analyze, and report competitive activity, sharing insights with sales leadership.
- Educate brokers and account teams on MAPS guidelines to drive compliant and profitable outcomes.
- Lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with key accounts and broker partners to maximize sales and profitability.
- Collaborate with sales leadership on weekly and monthly sales execution planning, strategy, and tracking of current business in progress, recommending changes as needed.
Requirements
- 6+ years of demonstrated success in CPG sales or sales management; experience with fast-moving food products strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with broker partners, buyers, distributors, retail store teams, merchandising teams, and internal partners.
- Experience with shopper marketing programs from an omnichannel, 360° perspective.
- Strong account planning, demand planning, financial acumen, and execution capabilities.
- Analytical problem solver with a solutions-oriented mindset.
- Comfortable presenting to buyers and senior decision-makers; fact-based and conversational.
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands.
Benefits
- Company driven by a unique ideology called The GoMacro Way, based on authenticity, generosity, and compassion for people and the planet.
- Create with passion and conduct ourselves with humility.
- Encourage camaraderie and excitement about leadership at every level.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunication skillstime managementpresentation skillsstrategic insightssolutions-oriented mindsetorganizational skillscollaborationprioritizationperformance analysis