Regional Sales Manager

We are hiring Rockstars to join our Sauer Brands team!

Our purpose at Sauer Brands is to bring flavor to people’s lives every day, in every home, and in every kitchen. We come together to bring great flavor to tables across America, while creating a workplace where people can do meaningful and dependable work. We focus on clear communication, shared accountability, and a culture where teams take pride in the craft behind what we make.

The Regional Sales Manager position is accountable for the achievement of regional volume objectives, forecast accuracy, promotional execution, distribution targets, new item speed to shelf, SRP management, and retail execution. The RSM position is responsible for delivering creative, fact‑based solutions, managing trade spend and thought leadership that will help build Sauer Brands at assigned customers.

Responsible for proactively managing, monitoring, evaluating and holding the accountability for the overall business plan to meet all volume, profit and share objectives. Primary focus is (a) achievement of sales objectives and specific volume goals through regional broker team management, execution of account plans and brand strategies that will meet key performance indicators (KPIs), (b) manage relationships with customers, brokers, and internal resources, and (c) manage trade plans and profitability of SKU mix.

• Achievement of sales objectives and specific volume goals through regional broker team management, execution of account plans and brand strategies.
• Focus on achieving optimal MAPS (Merchandising, Assortment, Pricing and shelving) by account.
• Create & manage trade spending plans that support marketing and promotional plans; key focus: determining volume, pricing depth, frequency, distribution and negotiating with customer.
• Develop and deliver customer plans to achieve objectives within budget. Deliver short‑ and long‑term solutions through best‑practice thought leadership.
• Present category reviews and business plans to retail grocery customers (distributors, direct and indirect grocery retailers) that exist across a diverse customer base.
• Strong broker management skills to lead the regional broker sales team within the geography.
• Work closely cross‑functionally to produce timely business updates for senior leadership.
• Trade planning management including data entry and post‑event analysis reviews.

• Business Key Performance Indicators
  • Commercial‑Net Revenue, Gross Margins, Distribution, Trade Spend
  • Brand Health‑Share growth, Distribution growth, Velocity per ACV point, channel development, net price growth
• Spending Effectiveness
  • Pricing and margin optimization
  • Trade spending optimization
• What you do and how you act
  • Leadership and contribution to overall success of SBI
  • Personal Effectiveness—meeting timelines and productivity requirements (quantity and quality of work)
  • Personal interaction, communication and teamwork with internal and external parties, consistent with our Purpose and Values

• Personal Characteristics
  • Entrepreneurial drive and the desire to “build a business”
  • Outgoing, energetic, and results‑oriented personality
  • Overall confidence in one’s abilities and comfortable communicating the facts
  • Smart, creative, and inquisitive
  • Integrity—does the right thing even when no one is looking
  • Disciplined approach, and accountable for KPIs
  • No‑excuses mindset and dependable team player with positive attitude
  • Personal values that mesh with SBI values
• Performance History
  • Documented history of making improvements in assigned work area/responsibilities
  • Stellar references based on contributions and performance
• Proficiency
  • Ability to present information, internally and externally, in a succinct manner to drive decision making. Ability to work and thrive under time constraints and prioritize responsibilities.
  • Skilled at building relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, brokers and internal cross‑functional teams.
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills needed to analyze situations and make…