Hershey's Territory Sales Lead (High Desert, CA)

Hershey's Territory Sales Lead (High Desert, CA)

The territory sales lead (TSL) ensures flawless execution of store level sales and promotion plans with customer retailers in assigned territory. The territory consists of high-volume food chain grocers and mass merchandiser customers. The TSL masters retail execution plans by driving incremental sales, implementing, and maintaining best-in-class promotional and merchandising strategies, and ensuring 100% distribution on authorized Hershey items across all classes of trade.

A successful TSL will be driven, entrepreneurial, influential, and planful.

Responsibilities:

• Consultative business partnering
• Customer relationship development and management
• Data analysis
• Sales
• Merchandising
• Administrative responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Education and experience: GED or HS diploma 2-year associate/community college degree required OR 3 years of previous sales experience. Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform essential duties/responsibilities, with or without a reasonable accommodation:
• Must have a valid US state issued driver's license
• Must reside or be willing to commute within territory boundaries
• Must be able to drive to make multiple sales calls on a daily basis
• Must be able to lift 10-60 lbs. on a regular basis with or without reasonable accommodations
• Must be able to bend, kneel, stoop down and demonstrate manual dexterity on a frequent basis with or without reasonable accommodations
• Occasionally climb ladders
• Occasionally use equipment such as crushing balers, handheld electric trucks
• Must be able to use tablet and other wireless technology; some roles will require an intermediate level of computer skills with the Microsoft Office products
• Must have daily access to wireless internet
• Must have flexibility and adaptability to changes in territory coverage
• Occasional weekend work may be required during peak seasons and select territories may require occasional overnight stays.
• Must reside or be willing to relocate to one of the below zip codes: 92301 92307 92308 92311 92315 92317 92325 92345 92346 92352 92354 92356 92371 92373 92374 92382 92392 92394 92395 92401 92404 92405 92407 92410

Employees can expect to be paid a starting base salary of $50,000. Additional compensation may include overtime & incentives. Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, vacation, sick leave.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.