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Sr Manager – Sales
| Company | Kraft Heinz |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $118400 – $148000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Proven professional sales or category management experience; preferably within the natural channel.
- Excellent analytical / problem-solving capability with solid understanding of syndicated and panel data.
- Ability to lead cross functional teams, multi-task various projects, and deliver within agreed upon time frames.
- Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills with an expertise in organizational and project management skills.
- Proficiency in Excel & Power Point required.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Kraft Heinz field sales teams across all retail channels.
- Represent the needs of the field sales team when working cross-functionally in the JV and the respective business units.
- Able to translate the operating model to an actionable plan.
- Deliver critical category information vital to flawless execution of category priorities (e.g., SKU rankings, new item information, competitive information, consumer and shopper insights etc.).
- Lead sales planning process and improve forecast accuracy.
- Track sales execution versus the annual operating plan, proactively identify risks and work cross functionally to develop actionable solutions to ensure plan delivery.
- Understand, identify, and apply category analytics to deliver key insights and business recommendations on merchandising, assortment, pricing, and promotion on a national and localized level.
- Use insight resources from multiple data sources to enhance the impact of category leadership with customers.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the natural channel preferred.
