+ develop and manage the process of the assigned dist. organizations performance in the selling and merchandising of the company's product line either directly or through the area brand mgrs. within the region. + monitor ongoing business trends when forecasting sales volumes on a monthly basis+ develop and present creative/results oriented presentations to dist's.+ maintain customer contact in conjunction with dist's.+ review and evaluate dist. performance in achieving sales and merchandising objectives.+ conduct market audits in all classes of trade + maintain level of interaction w/key trade customers. > manage regional budgets > manage and train direct reports > execute corp. brand programs/initiatives > vertical call with regional retail partners > conduct bus. reviews with retailers/distributors > new pkg. launches/initiatives > liason with national acct's, regional chains, corp. office

+ develop and manage the process of the assigned dist. organizations performance in the selling and merchandising of the company's product line either directly or through the area brand mgrs. within the region. + monitor ongoing business trends when forecasting sales volumes on a monthly basis+ develop and present creative/results oriented presentations to dist's.+ maintain customer contact in conjunction with dist's.+ review and evaluate dist. performance in achieving sales and merchandising objectives.+ conduct market audits in all classes of trade + maintain level of interaction w/key trade customers.> manage regional budgets> manage and train direct reports> execute corp. brand programs/initiatives> vertical call with regional retail partners> conduct bus. reviews with retailers/distributors> new pkg. launches/initiatives> liason with national acct's, regional chains, corp. office