This position require the person to reside in the Cincinnati area.
The Sales Director will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the overall Land O'Lakes business with one of our largest and most important retailer partners - Kroger Team.
This role will build and maintain a diverse, motivated, high-performing team charged with delivering aggressive volume, share, and profit targets. This will be achieved by leveraging a deep understanding of Kroger and Land O'Lakes priorities and capabilities and leveraging both for mutual growth by constantly seeking to elevate Land O'Lakes as a leader in our categories, how we go-to-market, Sustainability, Ag Policy, DE&I, etc. This leadership role will also draw upon their outstanding analytical abilities to fully leverage both Land O'Lakes and Kroger resources for mutual benefit, and to enhance robust talent development of the Kroger team.
Required Experience/Knowledge/Skills:
Bachelor's degree required or equivalent work experience.
8 or more years work experience in consumer package goods and/or sales experience with strong knowledge
of large retailers.
4 or more years of experience working with/for Kroger or one of their divisions (strongly preferred)
2 or more years of experience managing and leading a team in a selling/business development environment
Analytical skills with the ability to process large amounts of data and develop recommendations and action
plans
Strong financial (trade management) acumen
Proven ability to build effective multi-level cross functional relationships
Proficiency with 84.51 systems (Market 6 & Stratum) as well as Circana and/or Nielsen platforms
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
Salary range: $159,520 - $299,100
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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