Head of Sales (Remote)

Our culture is constantly energized by new and exciting growth opportunities and at a rapid pace. We are looking for a Sales Manager to join our Field Sales team.

Sales Managers are responsible for managing an assigned sales territory. These territory management responsibilities include developing world class relationships with major home center retail partners, such as The Home Depot and Lowe’s, in their assigned territory and increasing the in-store presence of Scotts Miracle-Gro brands in the stores in their assigned territory. They develop and execute sales/marketing plans, are responsible for managing a budget, and oversee merchandising execution in the stores in their assigned territory. Sales Managers also manage and supervise a team of Merchandisers. Some of the great benefits of the Sales Manager role include immediate and substantial leadership opportunities, both within our business and through relationships with our major customers, as well as bonus potential and vehicle reimbursement.

Manage and direct the work of Merchandisers including planning, scheduling and delegating work assignments along with providing ongoing feedback

Utilize strategic selling tactics by analyzing and preparing key metrics to educate our home center retail partners on business opportunities

Develop retail sales/marketing plans and other creative marketing tools and events

Develop recruiting plans, interviewing, and make hiring decisions to build out your Merchandiser team while effectively managing your budget

Provide job training and communicate product knowledge across the portfolio of Scotts brands

Assist retailers in proper merchandising of Scott’s product lines, including the use of point-of-purchase materials, as appropriate, to meet account needs.

High school diploma or GED

Minimum of 1 year experience in retail, merchandising, and or account management

Preferred experience supervising/managing other employees and a budget

Ability to work independently with little or no supervision

Experience using sales forecasting tools

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays and weekends

In addition to the determined base salary, this role is also incentive eligible under our corporate bonus programs.For remote roles where the final candidate resides in Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon or Washington, state required pay thresholds will be factored into base salary. Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs . Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more

We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization’s success now and in the future. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy .

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Please note that the Scotts Miracle-Gro company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.