Territory Manager Designate - Clifton Park, NY

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Frito-Lay is PepsiCo's snack manufacturing, sales and distribution operating unit. They have the world's largest portfolio of billion dollar foods and are specifically responsible for the growth of some of America's favorite snack foods, including Fritos®, Lay's®, Doritos®, Cheetos®, and Tostitos®.

Responsibilities

Your Role:

Can you lead and influence a large multi-level team with the insight, innovation and impact to deliver a winning sales plan? Are you someone who is passionate about growing a business and developing outstanding talent? If so, we would love to have you on our team!

The Territory Manager Designate role is designed as a 6-12-month training program to set you up for success to move into your role managing District Sales Managers (DSLs). Additionally, you will receive a customized on-boarding plan to assimilate and develop the necessary skill set in preparation for an accelerated career path as a PepsiCo Sales Leader.

Upon completion of the training program, you will receive certification that you have acquired the necessary foundational skills and be promoted to Territory Manager and take ownership of your own Territory. You will develop a team of DSLs who manage the frontline hourly/commissioned and salaried employees to drive superior marketplace execution, customer service, share growth, and profit performance for your assigned Territory. You may be required to relocate within the Northeast Region.

The Territory Manager will lead between $100-120 Million in annual sales and 10-14 direct Reports by equipping and enabling the sales & service teams with current and accurate information, planning, tools and training. The role will directly engage with customers and provide direct leadership and necessary guidance to Sales & Service team leaders to exceed zone's sales and growth expectations, utilizing proven relationship building techniques. The position works closely with the Key Account and National Account managers to ensure that planned customer activities achieve sales plan. The role will lead all aspects of selling processes ensuring effective execution and service excellence by all team members while ensuring selling expense is on or better than plan.

Critical Activities:

• Translate Region and National priorities into effective District and Route level activity plans, solving required product volume objectives.

• Resolve complex / escalated customer issues. Participate in Region planning meetings. Work with Zone Sales Leader to ensure plans are aligned, and Region guidance is appropriately addressed.

• Actively coach and develop managers to continually improve performance.

• Communicate plans to Sales & Service team leaders via meetings each period and weekly 1:1s to ensure Sales / Service managers are well informed and motivated.

• Work with Key Account Managers (KAMs) to design key account plans and Develop plans to close sales gaps.

• Evaluate product business units, provide accurate forecasts, identify strategies optimizing for VIP accuracy.

• Complete weekly 1:1s with each manager (DSL).

• Ensure period work-with's completed by each manager.

• Communicate clear expectations, ensure managers skills are appropriately demonstrated, and performance manage for future improvement.

• Strengthen, enable and develop Sales / Service team.

• Set clear, achievable objectives, using data and tools to guide sales / service team.

• Implement training, coaching and developmental programs for sales / service team.

• Proactively support a healthy labor environment, safety culture and mentorship program.

• Actively prepare for and participate in Region team planning process.

• Set productivity, service targets, and measure performance to drive accountability through the Customer Service managers.

Compensation & Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $85,200 - $142,650 based on a full-time schedule.

• Location, confirmed job-related skills and experience will be considered in setting actual starting salary.

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility; target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually.

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.

• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.

• 5 years of sales experience.

• A minimum 5 years sales leadership experience.

• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

• Safe driving record strongly preferred.

• Department of Transportation (DOT) certification may also be required.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings and/or weekends and holidays.

• Willing to drive a step van during training.

• Willing and able to lift up to 40 lbs. periodically.

• Proven leadership capability with a track record of leading and influencing large multi-level teams.

• Demonstrated leadership ability.

• Demonstrated selling and customer leadership skills.

• Highly motivated self-starter.

• Skilled at managing financial results.

• Prior related experience, preferably in Food /Beverage, DSD/Retail, etc.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity.

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