Territory Manager – Willmar, MN

Territory Manager – Marketing Function

Willmar, MN

• Achieves commercial sales and growth objectives within territory assignment in support of Division, Region, and Company goals.
• Develops a local strategy and business plan for meeting individualized territory objectives, including identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and targeting existing and potential retail outlets within geographic territory for product sales opportunities.
• Develops strategy for product and Point of Sale (POS) material placements to optimize sales and market visibility.
• Achieve customer/consumer engagement skills certification and consistently demonstrate mastery within Territory.
• Builds client willingness and capability to collaborate with the Company on key business fundamentals and drivers to accelerate the transformation of the tobacco industry, and to increase market share.
• Develops and maintains business relationships with local chains and distributors to increase sales and promote Reynolds brands through personal correspondence and influence, retail visits and presentations.
• Sell/execute the 5
  
  Ps of presence, pricing, promotion, product, and personal selling to customers and adult nicotine consumers.
• Analyses territory to identify and negotiate contracts with new retail customer opportunities.
• Collaborates with Division Manager on territory‑specific customer and sales planning, company product initiatives, and improving market share within the territory.

• Ability to communicate with and engage retail customers and adult nicotine consumers in person.
• Effective influencing, sales, negotiation, and marketing skills.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Project Management Skills.
• Good business judgment.
• Leadership, self‑motivation, and initiative.
• Has a high level of persistence, resilience, and results orientation.
• Conflict management and problem‑solving for mutually beneficial results.
• Strategic and financial acumen to enable the identification, evaluation, and action against business growth.

• Ability to travel frequently.
• Ability to drive up to 200 miles per day.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and safe driving records.

• Ability to lift to 30 lbs.
• Ability to climb and work from heights ranging from 9 to 12 feet.
• Ability to access and work in limited and confined spaces.
• Ability to visually inspect and manipulate merchandise and advertising displays.
• Ability to frequently stoop, kneel and crouch.

• Bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience preferred.

• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Committed to continuous personal and professional growth.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.

• Previous experience in a marketing‑focused role — preferably in sales, field market or business to business.
• Demonstrated ability to perform a sales representative/territory manager role successfully.
• Geographically mobile – to enable critical experiences to further career growth, mobility to different geographic locations across the United States will be imperative for future advancement opportunities.

Annual Salary: $68,700

Bonus Target: 20%

The following is a general summary of the competitive compensation and benefit plans we offer:

• 401(k) plan that offers opportunity to save on pre‑ and post‑tax basis up to 50 percent of eligible compensation.
• Company matches 100 percent of employee pre‑tax/Roth (401k) contributions up to six percent.
• Company contributes an additional three percent to 401(k) whether employee participates or not.
• Comprehensive health‑and‑welfare‑benefits package (including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs).
• Health Savings Account start‑up contribution for employees who elect the high deductible health plan.
• Flexible spending accounts for both Health Care and Dependent Care allowing employee to use pre‑tax dollars to pay for qualified expenses during the calendar year.
• Employee assistance program offering 8 free counselling…