District Sales Manager
Current• Responsible for establishing and maintaining proactive and professional relations with the Retail Trade and Independent Distributors; while acting as key liaison between Zone Sales Manager and Independent Distributor. • Work to reinforce with retail store managers and store decision makers that Utz supports independent distributors and values their relations with the Company. • Maintain regular retail chain contacts with frequent visits to support service levels – understanding that the independent distributors, not the company, sell product to the stores on their route. • Offer information on industry performance and service measurements including new product sales, display execution opportunities, retail store feedback; all to be communicated through business persuasion and in a manner without exercising any direction or control over the independent distributor. • Communicate company’s focus to all Independent Distributors willing to accept such information - facilitate improvements in results of independent distributors by providing information so they can be fully informed of the Company’s targets for sales, stale, service, merchandising standards, and product/mix distribution.
