Listing Info
Title: District Sales Manager Trainee
Location: Missouri-Chesterfield
Job Number: 120444
Job Title: District Sales Manager (DSM) Trainee
Department: Sales
Location: St Louis (Chesterfield), MO sales office during training with potential relocation to specified territory within approximately twelve to eighteen months.
Supervision
Reports to Sales Training Manager
Executes work under direction or established procedure 30% of the time; works independently setting work schedule priorities 70% of the time.
Does not supervise others.Primary Purpose
The District Sales Manager Trainee will be part of an approximately 12 – 18 month-long training program designed to prepare DSMTs for the District Sales Manager (DSM) role.
Essential Responsibilities
Distributor Development Program
Promote various products for specified manufacturers via Distributor Development (DD).
Account management for 250-300 DD foodservice distributors via telephone and/ or e-mail.
Assist DSMs with new account development through the DD program.
Sales administration and reporting for respective DD district/territory/region.
Leverage respective DD manufacturer relationships in an effort to build territory business
Training Program
Weekly classroom training to learn various techniques and functionalities of the DSM job.
Work with current District Sales Managers (DSM).
Demonstrate progress and ability through execution of various sales role play scenarios.
Give formal presentations to fellow DSMT peers on an assortment of training topics.Occasional Work
Occasional overnight travel for training, customer meetings or company meetings.
Training and participation in Total Quality Management (TQM) teams and workgroups.
Special projects as needed and assigned.
Participation on committees.Safety Responsibility
This position assumes responsibility for the workplace safety of self and co-workers, and for the safety conditions of the work location, exercises and promotes safe behaviors and shows unyielding support of programs, rules and policies regarding safety.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree required.
Sales experience preferred.
Business degree with sales experience and/or sales background preferred.
Demonstrated aptitude in PC/laptop skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, listening skills.
Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment.
Solid planning and organizational skills.
Ability to relocate upon assignment of sales territory preferred.
Occasional overnight travel required; ability to independently travel as needed, without restriction, by all modes of transportation, including car, plane or train for training or meetings.
Job: District Sales Manager Trainee
