Johnson Brothers ยท 5 days ago
National Chain Sales Director
Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. The National Chain Sales Director is responsible for leading the national account sales team to drive profitable revenue growth and develop strategies to meet supplier goals and targets across the entire portfolio.
Food and BeverageWine And Spirits
Responsibilities
Deliver annual volume, and revenue and share growth goals by helping retailers grow their spirits/beer/wine/non-alc categories with Johnson Brothers solutions, including solutions that increase households, trips, and basket expansion and deliver targeted ROI
Develop and execute channel-specific sales, distribution and promotional strategies to be used throughout the organization that ladder back to short and long-term Johnson Brothers strategies and priorities
Cultivate trust and partnership with key, strategic retail contacts by developing winning growth solutions and delivering on commitments both internally and externally
Develop and/or utilize tools and processes that lead to insights and actions to ultimately deliver against assigned growth targets and KPIs
Develop annual volume, and revenue and share growth goals, in collaboration with suppliers, branch leadership, and corporate leadership teams
Responsible for effective and proactive resolution of potential performance issues on supplier priority programs and initiatives, KPIs, new product launches, inventory management, and scorecards
Deliver supplier goals on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
Lead, coach, and empower direct and indirect teams to perform and achieve results in line with company strategy and goals
Ensure proactive and accurate communication between Johnson Brothers national account team, Johnson Brother branch chain teams, supplier distributor management teams, and supplier-customer development teams; the National Director of Chains is the network expert for all things chains
Qualification
Required
Thought leader
Courageous Communicator
Drive for Results
Action Oriented
People Development
Highly Collaborative
Strategic
Confident public speaker
Resourceful
Resilient
Analytical Problem Solver
Builds Effective Teams
Comfortably Manages Complexity
Preferred
Strong understanding of a highly regulated, three-tier distribution network
Proven track record of developing people and delivering profitable growth results
10 years experience calling on national/regional customers and leading sales teams
Demonstrated experience developing direct reports, leading and managing a team
Excellent solution-oriented, data-driven selling capabilities, able to comfortably present both in-person and virtually
Deep understanding of syndicated data, pricing, and promotional strategies, category management principles, and shopper/consumer insights
Proven track record of turning actionable insights into competitive advantage and performance gains
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn new technical functions as needed
Travel of up to 50% required
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits and programs
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Health savings and flexible spending accounts
401(k) with an employer match
Short term disability coverage
Company-paid long term disability insurance
Generous paid time off (PTO) plans
Paid parental leave
Company
Johnson Brothers
Johnson Brothers is a single-family owned wine, beer, and spirits distributor, led by Michael and Todd Johnson.
Funding
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2024-04-10
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