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Location Flexibility: this role can sit in Northern California with a preference for a Bay Area location.

Sr. Sales Manager: Bay Area/Sacramento

As a key role on the Commercial Sales team, this position reports to the Sales Director for the Northern & Central California Market. This individual will lead a group of Key Account Managers in the execution of their roles, including:

• Encouraging volume and revenue maximization in key assigned accounts by using fact-based selling methods, achieving key volume, financial and syndicated measures
• Activating local and national marketplace initiatives and promotions to build brand development and maximize brand performance
• Analyzing customer information and business trends using IRI and Nielsen to identify and expand business opportunities
• Cultivating strong customer relationships
• Leading Joint Business Planning for owned customers, coordinating with Key Account Managers to establish full year plans, key initiatives and jointly developed business targets
• Facilitating the Quarterly Business Review process for owned customers, assessing past performance, forecasting future performance and identifying necessary points of alignment
• Working closely with the Selling Operations team to improve overall customer satisfaction
• Ensuring customers are complying with PBUS contract requirements
• Supporting the Sales Director by taking on project and responsibilities which extend beyond wired customers and address needs of the entire market
• Demonstrating creative and out of the box thinking
• Displaying strong analytical and presentation skills

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $123,500 - $206,750.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or a minimum of 7 years sales experience with track record of success on large, complex CPG customers
• Seven years of sales experience; preferably with a consumer-packaged goods organization
• A minimum of 5 years of fact-based direct selling experience
• Previous Key Account Manager experience is preferred
• Previous customer-facing experience is preferred
• Previous people management experience is preferred
• Exceptional leadership and customer management skills
• Superior time management skills, ability to multitask, set priorities and plan
• Strong use of influencing skills to gain alignment, agreement, and commitments (internal/external)
• Strong ability to work within and be successful in a highly matrixed environment
• Strong analytical skills: ability to link strategies and objectives to develop a plan
• Excellent communication skills: ability to send and receive information clearly and concisely
• Ability to work independently, and solve problems by leveraging multiple function support
• Strong planning/organizing skills: capable of managing major projects simultaneously
• Above average finance skills in-order-to build compelling profit wins for customer and internal stakeholders
• Self-starter, ability to work independently without constant direct supervision
• Superior presentation skills, both in development of compelling stories and in presenting them at all levels within customer and internal organization
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time, with frequent regional day travel.
• This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
• Must have a valid driver's license

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

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