Location KOIA - Area Sales Manager (New York City)
Company Location New York, NY Entry Level Sales As an Area Sales Manager, you will play a critical role in expanding Koia.
Key responsibilities for the role include growing our in-store business by visiting accounts in person with in-store support and relationship building activities and expanding the Koia business in your area.
No experience is necessary, but someone highly motivated and passionate about leading a healthy lifestyle is a plus! The ideal candidate is self-driven, motivated, outgoing, competitive and is hungry to be a part of an exciting, fast-paced, innovative company that is making a difference in the plant- based food supply.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities : Build and maintain relationships with buyers at store level. Managing existing accounts and gaining additional placements within stores, including secondary points of purchase and cooler placement.
Approximately 90% of your time in the field visiting accounts Plan out and prioritize weekly strategies to optimize field time roughly hitting 15-20 accounts daily, closing voids, increasing shelf presence, merchandising, and taking reorders from store managers Logging field data into Repsly.
Ensure execution of new product launches, promotions, and secondary placements. Effective merchandising in-store with POS materials.
Wearing and utilizing branded gear (shirts, sweaters, hats) and keeping cold product in your car or backpack for in-store sampling.
Provide weekly recaps and updates from the field. May travel to support new openings or to support growth initiatives. Perform demos as needed Qualifications : Live in the targeted area (Denver, Sacramento, NYC, Austin, Dallas, Balt / Wash, and Boston) 0-5 years experience.
Competitive, highly motivated, and self-driven. A reliable and ability to navigate the geography assigned. Ability to move fast and to manage numerous, deadline-driven projects simultaneously.
Computer skills including MS Office programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Flexible to evolve as the business needs change.
Passionate about a healthy and active lifestyle Professional conduct within and outside the office while conducting client relation