Regional Sales Manager, Foodservice - Midwest (Remote)
Chicago, IL, United States
**Regional Sales Manager, Foodservice - Midwest (Remote)**
Chicago, IL / Sales Foodservice / Full Time Hello potential future Oatly employee. Its us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years! We have since expanded to the U.S. where weve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing. Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planets resources in the process. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe youd like work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff.
We are looking for a Regional Sales Manager, Foodservice Midwest to join our team. This role will be responsible for managing the foodservice business in the Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia) and carrying themselves with enthusiasm and passion for Oatlys purpose, mission, and values. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director of Foodservice - East, the position exists to drive sales, build market share, and increase brand awareness while driving sales with key regional restaurant chain accounts, distributors and managing broker representatives within the geographically assigned market.
*Due to business needs, we prefer qualified applicants to reside in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia.* + Minimum of 5+ years in foodservice sales or sales management
+ Clear understanding of go to market strategies within the greater foodservice channel
+ Prior experience calling on multi-unit chain restaurants, C&U, Corporate Campuses or operators
+ Comfortability with prospecting, cold calling, and managing sales pipelines
+ Reside in the Midwest region
+ Familiarity with Microsoft Office & Microsoft Teams
+ Have an open mind and be excited to do things differently when the opportunity presents itself
+ Problem solving skills and desire to bring creative solutions to business opportunities
+ Passion for relationship building across team as well as cross functionally
+ Organizational skills and attention to detail
+ Motivated, enthusiastic, and positive even during stressful times (we love what we do, but not every day is a walk in the park)
+ Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively, while thriving in a remote environment
+ Willing to travel once restrictions are lifted
+ You feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency
+ You are a self-starter who doesnt need direct supervision to motivate you for success we believe strongly in building a culture of individual accountability and ownership and need partners that can embrace that mentality
+ You are ready to make your mark in a smaller, growing brand leveraging your experience to deliver amazing results and build an outstanding company
+ You have entrepreneurial spirit in that youre comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up
+ You enjoy sharing your quirkiness and talents with your coworkers
Another bulleted list felt redundant, so we wrote this long sentence with all the ways we sweeten the deal to work with us, like providing flexible vacation for starters, really great benefits with 100% medical coverage, genuinely great coworkers who want to see the company and each other succeed, a start-up vibe with an established company history, and an employee discount to stock your fridge full of the best non-dairy alternative in the world.
*Oatly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.*
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