District Sales Manager – Midwest, NE, KS, MO, IA, MN

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Iowa, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Collaborate directly with the Sales Consultants (SCs) both in-person and virtually by supporting sales calls and offering constructive feedback to enhance the skill sets of each SC as they engage with customers.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction while overseeing all sales activities to guarantee that the district organization maximizes profitability and growth in alignment with the company's vision and objectives.

• Partner with all operational divisions that assist the sales organization to foster a collaborative work environment.

• Recruit, select, train, assign territories, schedule individual time, coach, counsel, and implement corrective actions (if necessary) for employees within assigned territories.

• Set sales objectives by forecasting and creating annual sales quotas for the district and its territories.

• Ensure that SCs adhere to plans to accomplish all designated goals.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field and/or equivalent work experience is preferred.

• 3-5 years of experience in successfully driving profitable sales within the B2B market segment is preferred.

• 2-3 years of experience in field and/or virtual sales.

• Experience in managing a remote sales team is preferred.

• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Ability to effectively present information and address inquiries from suppliers, customers, management, and inter-departmental personnel.

• Proficient in collaborating with internal staff from various departments in a proactive and constructive manner.

• Strong listening, presentation, negotiation, and closing abilities.

• Excellent leadership capabilities: the ability to coach, counsel, develop, and direct both individuals and teams.

• Mastery of organizational and project management skills, including the capability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple initiatives/deadlines independently while adjusting priorities as needed.

• Solid understanding of financial concepts, including pricing and forecasting.

🏝️ Benefits

• For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com