Metro Market Manager - Manhattan, NY

Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE : TPB) is a leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of branded consumer products with active ingredients.

We sell a wide range of products exclusively to adult consumers, from our iconic brands to our next generation products to fulfill evolving consumer preferences.

Our three focus segments are led by our core, proprietary brands including Zig-Zag (rolling papers and wraps), Stoker’s (looseleaf chew and moist snuff) along with our distribution platforms in NewGen.

Our products are sold in over 215,000 retail outlets in North America and through our e-commerce platforms. Our businesses generate solid cash flow which we use to finance acquisitions, increase brand support, expand our distribution infrastructure, and strengthen our capital position.

If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.

Let’s Build Great Experiences Together!

As a team of ambitious individuals, we strive to be the best at what we do. We have an entrepreneurial and creative approach to get the job done.

Do you have a great attitude about life? Are you a great communicator with the ability to learn? Do you have tenacity, grit and are unafraid to fail?

If you answered yes to these questions, we want you on our team!

As a Metro Market Manager, you will lead sales and distribution within designated geography, with a focus on a specific Metro City within the US, to achieve annual goals, including merchandising as needed.

Essential Functions

• Selling company initiatives to new business partners in under-developed markets based on largest sales opportunity, which will include gaining new item distribution, executing pricing and promotional plans, and managing inventory levels and freshness (where applicable) in geography.
• Leveraging data and other available information to consult and lead fact-based conversations with new and potentially some existing business partners to achieve stated goals.
• Clearly track and measure progress against sell-in initiatives and stated goals with evolving plan to achieve results while partnering with your manager on resource needs.
• Managing a product contingency fund for having product and funds on-van to sell new product distribution, provide promotions and to fill-in low and out-of-stock situations.
• Managing administrative requirements of job, including point of sale materials.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, that influence successful business outcomes.
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to navigate and offer creative solutions in a variety of selling situations.
• Ability to build financially astute and analytically driven sales plans that generate results.
• Purposefully plan and prioritize initiatives to achieve results with limited direction.
• Collaborate well in a team environment and develop new account relationships.
• Motivated, self-starter with dedication to individual and accelerated business growth.
• Ability to create and comfort in charting new sales opportunities with limited direction; hungry to grow business in under-developed markets.
• Willingness to create and foster new relationships in new markets with limited previous sales history.
• Demonstrated proficiency across a variety of technological platforms (especially Salesforce or similar CRM) and ability to learn new systems.
• Must have, and maintain, a valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and / or sales experience in similar industry.
• A Bachelor’s Degree, meaningful sales experience, and / or strong commitment to a fast-paced learning environment.

Let’s talk money and perks!

Turning Point Brands offers a competitive salary and benefits.

The pay range for this role is $55,000 to $75,000 a year, plus an annual bonus and a company vehicle.

• 12 Paid Holidays
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 401K with company match
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• DailyPay

Turning Point Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We hire qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected classes.

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