[Hiring] Territory Manager @FGF

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.
• Being an impact player and helping develop the company’s long-term strategy.
• Influencing the corporate culture and having the opportunity for accelerated career growth.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be humble, yet confident with a strong entrepreneurial DNA.
• 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.

Company Description

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing, there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.