[Hiring] Territory Manager @fgf brands

Role Description

This high-profile role represents an exciting career opportunity with a highly recognized, rapidly growing brand, and it represents a very strategic hire for the long-term vision of this company.

Working closely with the Region Manager, Director of National Sales and VP of Foodservice, you will be a key member of the company’s Foodservice strategic team and will be primarily responsible for:

• Achieving customer acquisition, customer retention, and revenue/profit goals for the assigned Territory of the Foodservice Channel.
• Helping develop the company’s long-term strategy.
• Influencing the corporate culture.
• Accelerating career growth.

The ideal candidate will be humble, yet confident with a strong entrepreneurial DNA. They will:

• Be aggressive with a strong track record of growth/success.
• Have a thorough understanding of, and relationships with, major Foodservice Distribution and Key Account Channels throughout their assigned region in the US marketplace.
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial, dynamic and fast-paced business.

Qualifications

• Experience with and/or a passion for Value Added Branded Food products is a must.
• Minimum of 5 years of sales/sales experience in the Foodservice channel.
• Culinary experience/passion is a plus.
• Experienced conducting sales presentations to customers in the Distribution Channel.
• Must possess key competencies including strategic vision and analytical skills enhanced by intuitive consumer insight.
• Full Microsoft Office competence (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to execute an effective sales, pricing, and distribution strategy.
• Experienced in building effective alliances with marketing and all other internal resource departments within the customer organization.
• Entrepreneurial, innovative DNA with excellent organizational and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Must be a “risk taker” that is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Must be willing to embrace speed, change and uncertainty.
• University degree preferred. Candidates with equivalent business experience will be considered.

Requirements

• Travel: Overnight Travel is expected to be approx. 30%.

Benefits

• FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training.
• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical/Health spending account.
• 401k matching program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.