Manager, Sales - Sales Instore Bakery CAN

Job Overview:
Responsible for creating and managing the business plan for Walmart, aiming to achieve agreed upon customer plan volume, revenue, and margin objectives. The position will lead initiatives with the Company’s major account to achieve sales, merchandising, and category development targets in alignment with the national sales strategy for the Frozen and Kit business within Canada.
Key Responsibilities:

Assist in the development and execution of national or regional customer business sales strategies, ensuring that the strategies align with the overall business strategy

Participate in the annual and long-term business planning and strategy development process
Own and hits/exceed annual sales targets within the assigned larger account(s)
Achieve alignment with Director, Customer, and Brokers through clear and concise communication

Pro-actively develop, negotiate and implement trade spending investment and promotional plans to increase listings, distribution, share of shelf, and market share

Participate in setting pricing of products and managing SKU assortments
Perform timely administration of internal processes as well as team and resource management to create efficient internal processes.
Coordinate company specific developments to improve sell-through rates, such as by introducing promotions, rebates and markdowns

Understand category specific landscapes and trends by tracking customer sales performance, identifying variances vs. budget (volume, revenue & margin) and developing and execute customer programs to deliver customer plan on volume, revenue and margin that are consistent with overall customer business team and national sales strategies using internal and customer portals
Be the Walmart systems expert. Be the gatekeeper for all WM systems.

Responsible for developing Retail link sales, accounting, and service level reporting.
Develop sales and distribution opportunities through Retail link sales and inventory data.
Provide product and program tracking and monitor program results to react quickly to adjust as required using Retail link.
Meet with customer replenishment and merchandising teams to maximize sales and inventory levels at warehouse and store through Retail Link data.
Understand, be able to Navigate, Walmart’s Hive and Ecommerce platforms to ensure they are within spec, complete and up to date.

The Recipe for Success:

Completion of college diploma in Business Administration, Sales or another related field
5 years of sales experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry
Previous experience in category or sales promotion management
Previous experience in budgeting and target setting
Must possess a valid driver’s license and active insurance coverage
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present a professional and well-spoken telephone manner
A strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications, Walmart Retail Link, Hive and Ecommerce sites.
Able to handle interruptions and distractions effectively, setting appropriate priorities to get the job done
Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to provide helpful solutions to customer issues
Ability to drive the Sales process from plan to close with strong attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work within a team concept with other employees and departments to find solutions to business matters or challenges
Proven sales experience, consistently meeting or exceeding targets and contributing to the bottom line of the company’s goals
Experience launching new products and developing new markets.
Demonstrated experience in developing client-focused, differentiated and achievable solutions
Ability to set realistic goals and objectives with a demonstrable capability of follow-up
Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills with the ability to work efficiently under stress and time constraints

What we can offer:

It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.
As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.