Regional Director of Retail - Chicago

Chicago, IL, United States

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The Region Director of Retail (RDR) will direct and oversee all retail selling efforts, either Warehouse or Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and serve as the direct supervisor for a team of Five District Managers (DMs), Two Sales Initiative Managers (SIM), Twelve Retail Merchandising Supervisors (RMS), and One Sales Leadership Development Associate. (LDA). Ensuring that all Retail priorities are clearly communicated and executed at store level is critical.

How you will contribute

You will:

Develop Retail Account Strategy/Tactical Plan: Work with the Regional Vice President (RVP) to develop strategies and standards for customer accounts called on by Retail.

Develop region's tactical retail plan. Establish process to ensure customer account strategy is integrated and consistent with Retail strategy and customer service guidelines.

Support and participate with Team Leaders and customer team on selected account calls (e.g. customer reviews) and represent retail execution capabilities.

Communicate Retail account strategy/standards internally and externally Lead annual Retail reviews and major presentations Establish process to integrate Retail strategy and customer service guidelines; ensure consistency

Provide input into the customer service strategy: Communicate Retail strategy/standards internally and externally. Provide feedback to customer teams on sales opportunities and input into customer plan development

Lead and Drive Retail Execution: Set performance expectations and standards for direct reports. Assist personnel with plan/program development. Establish coverage standards for each Retail customer. Set process and standards to ensure Region responses to customer's needs are quick and reliable. Proactively resolve issues/conflicts between Retail customer teams, if necessary. Share retail conditions to RVP based on first-hand knowledge. Communicate retail strategies/tactics to direct reports. Provide mechanisms for effective field communication

Develop and Coach People: Develop re. informal constructive feedback Work with direct reports to create and execute development plans and individual career paths Provide ongoing feedback to RVP about personnel capabilities/development Goes on Retail "work-withs" to coach and assess personnel capability and retail conditions Communication champion Calibrate RMS and SR performance to ensure MAP rating consistency Manage Retail Resources: Efficiently allocate resources Manage retail execution budget Provide input into Manger of Training and Recruiting priorities Hire, terminate, and evaluate retail personnel Attract and retain high caliber candidates Ensure execution of all key HQ programs at splinter group level by providing strong leadership to key account personnel.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 10 years of consumer products industry experience along with strong sales knowledge with an emphasis on managing customer relationships (HQ management), retail deployment, sales finance, and sales operations

Minimum of 5 years of people management experience

Retail leadership experience

Strong knowledge of customer and business strategies

Solid organization, project management and planning skills

Ability to work in a dynamic environment

People management experience and skills

Location : Required to live or relocate to the Chicago, IL metro area

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Job Type

Regular

Field Sales

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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