Regional Sales Leader North Central (Remote)

Simplot Company; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.R. Simplot Company is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to lead a high-performing foodservice sales team across the Minneapolis region and surrounding states.

This role drives the go-to-market strategy to achieve annual sales, revenue, and profitability objectives and partners with internal teams to execute integrated plans across brands and channels. Success requires deep foodservice knowledge, strong leadership and financial acumen, and the ability to influence across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college
• 8+ years of related sales and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the regional sales plan to achieve sales, revenue, and profitability targets
• Coach and develop a high-performing sales team, fostering accountability, engagement, and professional growth
• Activate large, complex contracts across Distribution and Non-Commercial segments
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales Planning, Business Partnering, Marketing, Customer Service, and other internal teams
• Oversee regional forecasting, sales activity metrics, pipeline management, and performance reporting
• Develop and maintain strong, strategic relationships with distributors, operators, and channel partners
• Identify growth opportunities, assess risks, and adjust plans to drive consistent results
• Ensure effective planning and utilization of trade spend and pricing decisions
• Serve as a people manager for the regional sales team including hiring and performance management

Skills

Sales leadership

Forecasting

Pipeline management

Contract activation

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)

8+ years of related sales & leadership experience

Job description

The J.R. Simplot Company is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to lead a high-performing foodservice sales team across the Minneapolis region and surrounding states.

This role drives the go-to-market strategy to achieve annual sales, revenue, and profitability objectives and partners with internal teams to execute integrated plans across brands and channels. Success requires deep foodservice knowledge, strong leadership and financial acumen, and the ability to influence across functions.