Sales Team Leader

Advantage Solutions; Springfield (MA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, V

401(k) with company match

Training and Career Development

Generous Paid Time-Off

Job summary

Advantage Solutions in Springfield, MA is seeking a dynamic Sales Team Leader to manage sales programs and strategic planning initiatives within a department, ensuring sales targets are met and revenue budgets are maximized.

You will lead a team, drive P&L, coordinate with clients, develop strategies to grow distribution and promotional volume, and mentor direct reports. This role combines hands-on leadership with cross-functional collaboration across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 5+ years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry (CPG) with 3-5 years of supervisory experience.
• Excellent written communication, verbal communication skills, and customer service orientation.
• Ability to make oral presentations and to work effectively with management.
• Team building and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve P&L targets and maximize revenue.
• Lead and develop the sales team to meet KPIs.
• Drive client goals for sales, distribution, pricing, shelving, and promotions.
• Attend client calls and engage with retailer leadership to support client needs.
• Organize a department to retain and expand all client relationships.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team building

Project management

Oral presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Hybrid - Springfield, Massachusetts/ Foxboro, Massachusetts

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dynamic Sales Team Leader to manage sales programs and strategic planning initiatives within a specific department of the business to ensure sales targets are met. Oversees and leads the work of the team to ensure it is meeting the client and customer key performance indicators and maximizing revenue budget achievement. This role may be dedicated to servicing one significant client or responsible for multiple clients.

What We Offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life)


• 401(k) with company match


• Training and Career Development


• Generous Paid Time-Off

Position Summary

The Sales Team Leader manages sales programs and strategic planning initiatives within a specific department of the business to ensure sales targets are met. Oversees and leads the work of the team to ensure it is meeting the client and customer key performance indicators and maximizing revenue budget achievement. This role may be dedicated to servicing one significant client or responsible for multiple clients.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

Revenue Budget Achievement

• Achieve P&L targets; manage business unit resources to deliver EBITDA* objective [*Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization]


• Implement marketing strategies and analyze trends and results to achieve department income and expense budget goals


• Own and drive revenue growth; identify opportunities and align business unit resources to secure those opportunities

Client Quota Achievement

• Meet and/or exceed Clients’ goals for sales, distribution, pricing, shelving, and promotional volume


• Identify and provide services to support the “Customer as Clients”


• Develop and launch strategies to pursue new opportunities

Client Key Performance Indicators Achievement

• Manage and maximize manufacturer marketing/promotional funds to achieve sales goals


• Identify opportunities and close white space within the market


• Attend customer headquarter calls and penetrate key positions at retailer to support client-customer Sales Professional

Manage Direct Reports

• Hire, develop, and retain talent using company-wide processes, tools, and resources


• Manage workload of team to ensure client satisfaction


• Manage, train, and mentor direct reports to help them achieve professional objectives

Department Business Management

• Organize business unit team to retain and expand upon all client relationships


• Assist team to navigate in the larger Company organization to align needed resources and support to ensure specific client and/or customer initiative success

Responsibilities:

• Achieve P&L targets.


• Own and drive revenue growth; identify opportunities and align business unit resources to secure those opportunities.


• Meet and/or exceed Clients’ goals for sales, distribution, pricing, shelving, and promotional volume.


• Manage and maximize manufacturer marketing/promotional funds to achieve sales goals.


• Hire, develop, and retain talent using company-wide processes, tools, and resources.


• Organize a business unit team to retain and expand upon all client relationships.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is required


• 5+ years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry (CPG) with 3-5 years of supervisory experience


• Excellent written communication, verbal communication skills, and customer service orientation


• Ability to make oral presentations and to work effectively with management


• Team building Skills


• Project management skills

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled