Director of Sales, Walmart

Purpose

Dole Packaged Foods is a purpose led organization that is a champion of accessible fruit nutrition and builds a brighter future for people through the goodness of fruit.

Dole Packaged Foods is a purpose led organization that is a champion of accessible fruit nutrition and builds a brighter future for people through the goodness of fruit.

At Dole, our culture is uniquely driven by core Values. Our commitment to these Values transforms our work into a meaningful journey toward a brighter future together. Here, you'll be part of a respectful, inclusive culture that deeply values our colleagues, customers, and global communities. We strive for excellence, empowering each other to confidently overcome challenges, continuously learn, and achieve world-class results.

Guided by unwavering integrity, our actions consistently reflect our commitment to always doing what's right, fostering lasting trust and strong relationships. Through a spirit of collaboration, we cultivate positivity, generosity, and genuine teamwork, enabling collective success toward our One Dole Purpose. Our innovative spirit leads directly to meaningful outcomes and business success.

This role is home-office based in or around the Bentonville, Rogers or Fayetteville, AR area.

• Develop and execute the annual and multi-year Walmart business strategy, aligning customer objectives with Dole's enterprise growth priorities.
• Own Walmart omnichannel sales performance, including revenue, profit, market share, distribution, and innovation metrics.
• Identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities across in-store, eCommerce, omnichannel, and supply chain initiatives.
• Lead annual business planning, Joint Business Planning (JBP), and long-range strategic planning processes.

• Establish and maintain senior-level relationships with Walmart merchants, replenishment, eCommerce, supply chain, and executive leadership teams.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for strategic customer opportunities and business challenges.
• Influence customer decision-making through fact-based recommendations, category insights, and strategic business solutions.
• Represent Dole in executive-level customer meetings, negotiations, and planning sessions.

• Own customer P&L performance, delivering volume, revenue, profitability, market share, and trade investment objectives.
• Lead pricing strategy, promotional optimization, assortment decisions, and investment allocation to maximize ROI.
• Manage forecasting accuracy and business planning processes to ensure achievement of financial commitments.
• Evaluate and recommend strategic investments that drive sustainable growth.

• Direct cross-functional teams across Customer Strategy, Category Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Revenue Growth Management, and Demand Planning.
• Champion customer priorities internally while balancing broader organizational goals and profitability objectives.
• Ensure effective execution of innovation launches, assortment expansions, supply chain initiatives, and merchandising programs.
• Lead the development of compelling customer selling stories utilizing syndicated, shopper, and omnichannel data.

• Manage, coach, develop, and mentor Account Managers and/or Regional Sales Managers as assigned.
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on accountability, development, and business growth.
• Contribute to succession planning and talent development initiatives within the sales organization.
• Lead by example through strong business acumen, integrity, and execution excellence.
• Other duties as assigned

• 10+ years’ experience direct selling to Walmart, or supporting Customer Strategy or Brand Growth experience, preferably within consumer products and across multiple brands, including growing total omni business
• Demonstrated success leading large, complex customer businesses with direct responsibility for revenue and profitability.
• Proven capability building and maintaining executive-level customer relationships.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing customer P&Ls, trade investment, pricing, and profitability initiatives.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Advanced knowledge of Walmart systems, Retail Link,…