Now Hiring - Bang Energy - Manufacturing General Sales Manager in Ontario, CA

Bang Energy Performance Beverages and Sports Nutrition has been producing epic innovations for 25 years. We engage in an unrelenting pursuit to create trendsetting appearance and performance enhancing inventions. Our sports nutrition and beverage innovations are backed by 27 double-blind placebo-controlled Gold Standard University studies. Likewise, our marketing and distribution has been discussed for its excellence by such prestigious news outlets as Forbes and Wells Fargo. We are hiring super creative, ultra-positive and high-energy professionals to drive our vision to serve the entire world cutting edge health promoting beverages and nutrition! We are top sellers in iconic retailers such as 7 Eleven, Publix, Walmart, and are the #1 selling beverage of all time in the world’s largest health food retailers: GNC and Vitamin Shoppe.

The General Sales Manager is responsible for the overall day to day sales operations of his/her facilitie(s). The main priority will include coaching, developing, and driving a group of District Sales Managers that will lead a front-line sales route team. The General Sales Manager will be responsible for all business and strategic planning to develop premium in store execution through a set group of independent accounts & key customers. The General Sales Manager will be accountable for driving VPX Sports initiatives through Sales Volume Targets and creating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to continue growth focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a sales team to ensure sales and distribution targets are executed at a premium standard
• Ensure all VPX sales processes and routines are being practiced and executed consistently
• Spend at least 1 day/week in the field with DSMs to train, develop, and collaboratively work with your leaders in the field
• Analyze Market trends and forecast revenue for future business
• Manage a team 5 – 7 (DSM) direct reports, 20-30 (ASM) Indirect Reports
• Responsible for developing market specific strategic priorities to drive Sales volume and KPI initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 6 years DSD/Sales Team Management industry related experience
• Distribution Management Experience
• Excellent leadership skills to provide mentoring, training, and corrective feedback
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel
• Adaptable and quick to learn new processes and tools.
• Has a “whatever it takes” attitude.
• A track record of performance meeting targets and objectives.
• Self-directed, goal-oriented, and flexible, enjoying working in a fast-paced and at times challenging environment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and with a wide range of employees with different skill sets.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal).