Johnsonville products are available in retail stores in all 50 states. As a member of this sales team, you’ll be the link between Johnsonville and millions of consumers, who enjoy our sausage as part of a quick breakfast or an outdoor tailgate with friends, family and neighbors. Johnsonville relies on experienced and dedicated sales professionals to ensure our customers receive the products they need and want, and that their consumers are satisfied. As a member of our retail sales team, you’ll work closely with Johnsonville’s marketing and category management teams to develop and deliver consumer insights and category reviews that help our customers be successful. You’ll also work with our broker partners to make sure that sales strategies are fully and effectively executed, from headquarters to the retail stores. At Johnsonville, we call this delivering HICS - Highest Impact On Customer Success.

Johnsonville, LLC

Posting

Business Manager

Southwest Area

Position Overview:

Johnsonville offers the highest quality products throughout the U.S. and international markets. We have a great opportunity for a Business Manager to join our sales team in the Western Region. You’ll be able to impact the success of the sales team through leadership and management of the Southwest Area —Southern California and Arizona marketplaces. Key customers include Albertsons So Cal, Stater Bros, Smart & Final, UNFI So Cal, Albertsons Southwest, Bashas’ and Independent retailers.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and build strong partnerships with customers-those in key strategic decision-making positions at headquarter level and within retail store accounts
• Create and execute strategy with key accounts for profitable growth
• Gain and maintain distribution across all Johnsonville categories
• Create innovative programs and promotions
• Develop and manage Broker partnerships
• Utilize fact-based selling and strategic planning that results in profitable market share growth

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required

Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ consumer packaged goods (CPG) experience; Southern California marketplace preferred
• Proven experience building new and existing relationships with key customers required, including those in key strategic decision-making positions at headquarter level
• Experience with syndicated data (Nielsen, IRI, Consumer Insights, etc.)
• Broker management and/or broker experience preferred
• Knowledge of Trade Promotion Management (TPM) systems

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong relationship building skills
• Superior strategic and tactical business planning
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Action Oriented, Time Management, Interpersonal Savvy, Listening, Perseverance, Personal Growth & Development, Planning, Presentation Skills and Problem Solving

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 2,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Coach: West Area Coach

(We don’t have bosses at Johnsonville. We have Coaches. They are there to help you develop your talents.)

Travel: 25-35% (You work out your own schedule)

Required Location: Southern California Area

(Work from home when you’re not traveling)

Member Status: Full Time, Salaried

(At Johnsonville, you are not an employee, you are a Member)

How to Apply: Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com

Compensation: $85,000-$110,500, plus potential bonus (paid out monthly) and terrific benefits: affordable medical and dental coverage, competitive paid time off including paid parental time off, tuition reimbursement and much more. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.