Territory Sales Lead
The Hershey Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Janesville • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $50,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Ensure flawless execution of store level sales and promotion plans
- Build and maintain consultative business relationships with customer Key Decision Makers (KDMs)
- Partner and collaborate with KDMs to develop and execute action plans to increase sales
- Cultivate a network of influential contacts at all levels of customers to achieve sales objectives
- Leverage strategic relationships with KDMs to influence and negotiate customers’ assistance in the merchandising of Hershey products
- Obtain and analyze relevant store, product, and market data
- Conduct store walk-throughs and engage in forward selling
- Achieve all merchandising objectives executing promotional plans to the sales floor
Requirements
- HS Diploma or GED required
- 2-year Associate/Community College degree required OR 3 years of previous sales experience
- Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
- Must have a valid US state issued driver’s license
- Must reside or be willing to commute within territory boundaries
- Must be able to drive to make multiple sales calls on a daily basis
- Must be able to lift 10-60 lbs. on a regular basis with or without reasonable accommodations
- Must be able to bend, kneel, stoop down and demonstrate manual dexterity on a frequent basis with or without reasonable accommodations
- Occasionally climb ladders
- Occasionally use equipment such as crushing balers, handheld electric trucks
- Must be able to use tablet and other wireless technology; some roles will require an intermediate level of computer skills with the Microsoft Office products
- Must have daily access to wireless internet
- Must have flexibility and adaptability to changes in territory coverage
- Occasional weekend work may be required during peak seasons and select territories may require occasional overnight stays.
Benefits
- Health care
- Vision
- Dental
- Retirement
- Vacation
- Sick leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales experiencemerchandisingdata analysispromotional planningmanual dexteritylifting (10-60 lbs)equipment operation (crushing balers, handheld electric trucks)
Soft skills
consultative relationship buildinginfluencingnegotiationflexibilityadaptability
Certifications
HS DiplomaGEDvalid US state issued driver’s license