Remote Regional Retail Growth Manager

Conagra Brands; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Bonus incentive opportunity

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a remote, field-based Sales professional responsible for managing regional convenience chains and distributors across Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. You will lead business planning, forecasting, category management, and collaborate with internal teams to drive volume, profit, and share growth.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years in sales/ brokerage with strong analytics, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of related industry experience, including 1+ years in a broker, sales analyst, or similar customer-facing sales role.
• Experience negotiating customer agreements and managing business relationships.
• Experience with customer P&L management and trade spending.
• Strong business analytics, forecasting, and reporting capabilities.
• Experience working within a matrix organization and partnering with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong presentation, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Experience using category, shopper, and consumer insights to drive business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate slotting agreements and terms of trade activities with customers.
• Create and present customer business reviews.
• Secure customer approval for in-store activation programs, including instant redeemable coupons, tear pads, and signage.
• Maintain merchandising grids and distribution tracking.
• Address retail pricing issues and resolve routine supply and service challenges.
• Secure orders for display racks and merchandising opportunities.
• Communicate policy changes, discontinued items, pricing actions, recalls, and product quality concerns to customers.
• Manage customer and consumer complaints.
• Use product, category, customer, and consumer insights to identify opportunities and develop selling presentations.
• Lead new product launches and expand distribution across assigned accounts.
• Manage our full Conagra portfolio within your assigned customers.
• Conduct sales analytics and provide recommendations that support customer and company objectives.
• Develop annual business plans and achieve sales and profitability goals.
• Align customer strategies with company objectives to build collaborative business plans.
• Monitor trade activity execution, evaluate business risks and opportunities, and analyze customer-specific and syndicated reports.
• Partner across a matrix organization to communicate priorities, support retail execution, and align with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Broker experience

Sales analytics

Forecasting

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Communication

Category insights

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking a remote, field-based Sales professional responsible for managing regional convenience chains and distributors across Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. You will lead business planning, forecasting, category management, and collaborate with internal teams to drive volume, profit, and share growth.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years in sales/ brokerage with strong analytics, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.