Manager, Sales - Sales Instore Bakery

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team.

Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, include two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bake shoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™

Responsible for creating and managing the business plan for Walmart, aiming to achieve agreed upon customer plan volume, revenue, and margin objectives. The position will lead initiatives with the Company’s major account to achieve sales, merchandising, and category development targets in alignment with the national sales strategy for the Frozen and Kit business within Canada.

• Assist in the development and execution of national or regional customer business sales strategies, ensuring that the strategies align with the overall business strategy
• Participate in the annual and long-term business planning and strategy development process
• Own and hits/exceed annual sales targets within the assigned larger account(s)
• Achieve alignment with Director, Customer, and Brokers through clear and concise communication
• Pro-actively develop, negotiate and implement trade spending investment and promotional plans to increase listings, distribution, share of shelf, and market share
• Participate in setting pricing of products and managing SKU assortments
• Perform timely administration of internal processes as well as team and resource management to create efficient internal processes.
• Coordinate company specific developments to improve sell-through rates, such as by introducing promotions, rebates and markdowns
• Understand category specific landscapes and trends by tracking customer sales performance, identifying variances vs. budget (volume, revenue & margin) and developing and execute customer programs to deliver customer plan on volume, revenue and margin that are consistent with overall customer business team and national sales strategies using internal and customer portals
• Be the Walmart systems expert. Be the gatekeeper for all WM systems.
• Responsible for developing Retail link sales, accounting, and service level reporting.
• Develop sales and distribution opportunities through Retail link sales and inventory data.
• Provide product and program tracking and monitor program results to react quickly to adjust as required using Retail link.
• Meet with customer replenishment and merchandising teams to maximize sales and inventory levels at warehouse and store through Retail Link data.
• Understand, be able to Navigate, Walmart’s Hive and Ecommerce platforms to ensure they are within spec, complete and up to date.

• Completion of college diploma in Business Administration, Sales or another related field
• 5 years of sales experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry
• Previous experience in category or sales promotion management
• Previous experience in budgeting and target setting
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and active insurance coverage
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present a professional and well-spoken telephone manner
• A strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications, Walmart Retail Link, Hive and Ecommerce sites.
• Able to handle interruptions and distractions effectively, setting appropriate priorities to get the job done
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to provide helpful solutions to customer issues
• Ability to drive the Sales process from plan…