Associate Sales Manager
Albertsons LLC - Boise, Idaho
Albertsons Safeway is working to become the favorite food and drug retailer in every market it serves. The organization includes 2,230 stores, 27 distribution facilities and 19 manufacturing plants with over 250,000 employees across 34 states and the District of Columbia. The company is privately owned with supermarkets across the country that include: Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, ACME, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw’s, Star Market, Super Saver, United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos.
The Supply Chain Department has an opening for an Associate Sales Manager. This position is located in Boise, Idaho.
Position Purpose:
The Associate Sales Manager supports the Retail Sales Manager in developing and delivering the sales plan for a portfolio of manufactured products across the organization’s divisions. The position will leverage all available data sources including syndicated and internal scan data, to understand key business issues/drivers and develop actionable recommendations to deliver sales and category objectives. Effective problem solving, project management, teamwork, collaboration and organizational skills are integral to success in this role.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in the development of the annual sales strategy & joint business plans.
- Proactively analyzes relevant customer, consumer, category and competitive dynamics and make actionable recommendations to help grow manufactured sales and the category.
- Full promotional, pricing, space and item analysis (pre & post) including ROI realizations.
- Identify, prioritize and lead business initiatives to drive volume and profit growth, conduct consumer research and in-market tests, obtain management and business unit alignment to key initiatives with fact based business proposals and lead successful execution.
- Manage the day to day execution of the annual business plan including the successful sell-in of new promotion and merchandising programs.
- Help manage execution of the pricing and merchandising strategies including trade promotion/volume rebate budgets and planning.
- Assist in formulation of forecasts on a monthly basis including identification of key drivers and impact.
- On-time delivery of key initiatives and deliverables.
- Help manage the relationship between the Divisions, Own Brands and Manufacturing/Supply Chain team.
- Utilizes syndicated and retailer data to perform on-going sales and category analysis.
- Analyze customer sales data and provide insights on item performance including interpreting category management scorecard reports used to measure performance by account.
- Collect and organize consumer/market/competitive data collection utilizing Nielsen and various data sources.
- Maintain and support development of financial period sales scorecards and other performance metrics for key internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant category/product management or sales/category analysis experience.
- 3 or more years consumer packaged goods food industry work experience.
- Retail experience a plus.
- Proficient in fundamentals of Category Management, Sales and Marketing and project management, preferably learned at a Consumer Packaged Goods Company or large retailer in the food industry.
- Highly proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and syndicated data (IRI or Nielsen) including pulling and manipulating large volumes of data.
- Strong strategic thinker with analytical and financial skills and ability to drive sales and profit objectives and to identify and prioritize business opportunities and risks.
- Results-oriented, with excellent follow through and a strong sense of ownership and tenacity. Able to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent project management skills; experience managing and leading multiple, complex projects concurrently.
- Able to set priorities, control timetables and manage budgets and complete projects on-time and on-budget.
- Understands commercialization process and able to complete key stage gate documents to keep initiatives on track.
- Interpersonal skills, including building relationships and conflict resolution. This involves the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with peers, management, suppliers and other company departments.
- Customer relations skills, including meeting customer needs and establishing a service environment. This involves the ability to identify requirements of internal and external customers, focus on achieving optimal results, and develop solutions that positively affect customer satisfaction. This also involves emphasizing the importance of demonstrating good customer service to all and put in place practices that help promote a service-oriented culture.
- Written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing, write in a clear and concise manner to peers, vendors, supervisors, or customers. This also includes the ability to target material to the appropriate audience and use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Oral communication skills, including the ability to speak in a clear and concise manner to peers, vendors, supervisors, or customers one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a formal presentation.
- 25% or more travel required.
Respond to: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting www.careersatsafeway.com
We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. And, a diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.
We provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status.
We support a drug-free workplace – all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.
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Unable to retrieve job information. This job may not be available anymore. Sorry for the inconvenience. The Supply Chain Department has an opening for an Associate Sales Manager. This position is located in Boise, Idaho.
Position Purpose:
The Associate Sales Manager supports the Retail Sales Manager in developing and delivering the sales plan for a portfolio of manufactured products across the organization’s divisions. The position will leverage all available data sources including syndicated and internal scan data, to understand key business issues/drivers and develop actionable recommendations to deliver sales and category objectives. Effective problem solving, project management, teamwork, collaboration and organizational skills are integral to success in this role.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in the development of the annual sales strategy & joint business plans.
- Proactively analyzes relevant customer, consumer, category and competitive dynamics and make actionable recommendations to help grow manufactured sales and the category.
- Full promotional, pricing, space and item analysis (pre & post) including ROI realizations.
- Identify, prioritize and lead business initiatives to drive volume and profit growth, conduct consumer research and in-market tests, obtain management and business unit alignment to key initiatives with fact based business proposals and lead successful execution.
- Manage the day to day execution of the annual business plan including the successful sell-in of new promotion and merchandising programs.
- Help manage execution of the pricing and merchandising strategies including trade promotion/volume rebate budgets and planning.
- Assist in formulation of forecasts on a monthly basis including identification of key drivers and impact.
- On-time delivery of key initiatives and deliverables.
- Help manage the relationship between the Divisions, Own Brands and Manufacturing/Supply Chain team.
- Utilizes syndicated and retailer data to perform on-going sales and category analysis.
- Analyze customer sales data and provide insights on item performance including interpreting category management scorecard reports used to measure performance by account.
- Collect and organize consumer/market/competitive data collection utilizing Nielsen and various data sources.
- Maintain and support development of financial period sales scorecards and other performance metrics for key internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant category/product management or sales/category analysis experience.
- 3 or more years consumer packaged goods food industry work experience.
- Retail experience a plus.
- Proficient in fundamentals of Category Management, Sales and Marketing and project management, preferably learned at a Consumer Packaged Goods Company or large retailer in the food industry.
- Highly proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and syndicated data (IRI or Nielsen) including pulling and manipulating large volumes of data.
- Strong strategic thinker with analytical and financial skills and ability to drive sales and profit objectives and to identify and prioritize business opportunities and risks.
- Results-oriented, with excellent follow through and a strong sense of ownership and tenacity. Able to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent project management skills; experience managing and leading multiple, complex projects concurrently.
- Able to set priorities, control timetables and manage budgets and complete projects on-time and on-budget.
- Understands commercialization process and able to complete key stage gate documents to keep initiatives on track.
- Interpersonal skills, including building relationships and conflict resolution. This involves the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with peers, management, suppliers and other company departments.
- Customer relations skills, including meeting customer needs and establishing a service environment. This involves the ability to identify requirements of internal and external customers, focus on achieving optimal results, and develop solutions that positively affect customer satisfaction. This also involves emphasizing the importance of demonstrating good customer service to all and put in place practices that help promote a service-oriented culture.
- Written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing, write in a clear and concise manner to peers, vendors, supervisors, or customers. This also includes the ability to target material to the appropriate audience and use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Oral communication skills, including the ability to speak in a clear and concise manner to peers, vendors, supervisors, or customers one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a formal presentation.
- 25% or more travel required.
Respond to: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting www.careersatsafeway.com
We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. And, a diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.
We provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status.
We support a drug-free workplace – all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Posted: 30+ days ago
About Albertsons LLC
Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with both a strong local presence and national scale. We operate 2,200+ across 33 states and the District of Columbia under 18 well-known banners including... more
