District Sales Lead

Job Details:

Job Location:

Hampton Falls, NH 03844, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary, Travel Percentage:
Road Warrior, Job Shift: Day, Job Category:
Commercial, We grow the world’s BEST Strawberries & that wouldn’t be possible without our Field Sales Team!

As part of our Commercial Team, the District Sales Lead (DSL) supports the Regional Sales Manager (RSM) in maintaining premium merchandising standards on-shelf, store team education and relationship development. On a daily basis you will gather insights from retail/field/consumers that will inform Oishii sales/marketing tactics, and will ensure consistent inventory is maintained in store.

• 90% Field-Based:
  Primarily in-store with an assigned store group; travel across the region as business needs require
• 10% Administrative:
  Order and inventory oversight per store, demo planning and preparation in coordination with the RSM and HQ, reporting field and consumer insights internally, and supporting the RSM in maintaining a centralized calendar of demo and field activity for visibility and budgeting purposes
• Maintain consistent inventory levels across all assigned stores, providing guidance to store teams on product orders (POs) and ensuring each location submits POs on a weekly basis; monitor and minimize shrink (unsold product) to below 10% across the district
• Uphold Oishii merchandising standards on-shelf, as defined by RSM and Oishii leadership, through weekly visits to each store in the district
• Complete post-visit reports via Go Spot Check  (mobile reporting platform) after each store visit; partner with the RSM to develop solutions for market challenges and act on identified opportunities
• Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders at each store location, including produce team members and other department leads, to drive brand awareness and excitement through seeding, sampling, in-store employee events, and product trainings
• Support the RSM in identifying and executing field activations aligned with the company's marketing agenda
• Assist the RSM with business development initiatives, including lead identification, distributor ride-alongs, and sample drops with prospective customers

Who will love this job:
Individuals who identify with our Core Values and exhibit skills within those values will thrive at Oishii.

• Ability to quickly shift priorities to meet deadlines and effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, clearly, concisely and with purpose at various levels of the organization.
• Ability to work cross functionally at all levels including across locations, and collaborate with a focus on supporting & understanding the evolving business needs of a startup environment.
• Ability to lead through others and develop teams with a diverse level of experience to succeed.

• Ability to remove obstacles in order to prioritize which could include problem solving, working through ambiguity and using fact based or sound judgment in the absence of process or policy. We are building it, but need to manage through the process with good judgment and a bias for action.
• Ability to synthesize information quickly to aid in the troubleshooting process.

• Possessing an entrepreneurial mindset with the tenacity to develop ideas, process, and policy and implement them rapidly.
• Capable of prioritizing tasks and considering the resources available when doing so.
• A bias for action! Ability to hold yourself accountable and take ownership of driving results that impact company outcomes.
• Track record of effectively handling complex employee relations issues, and addressing sensitive information and difficult situations with tact,…