VP, Sales & Distribution at Red Bull New York, NY

Comunidade Metodista; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Red Bull is seeking a VP of Sales & Distribution for the Northeast, reporting to the SVP. The role oversees financial performance and operations of the territory, building a world-class retail execution team and ensuring best-in-class sales processes.

The position requires strong leadership, deep experience in DSD models, and an ability to travel 70-80% with a flexible location in the Northeast. You will drive plans, coach leaders, and deliver KPI-driven results across multiple channels.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of management experience in beverage supplier and distributor environments.
• Proven ability to lead sales teams, and manage profitability and KPI delivery.
• Experience with P&L ownership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the leadership team to meet sales and distribution targets.
• Develop annual business plans for volume, market share, profitability and routes.
• Collaborate with regional leadership to drive KPI attainment and strategic priorities.

Skills

Management experience

Key account management

P&L ownership

Leadership coaching

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Analytics

Multitasking

Job description

VP, Sales & Distribution job at Red Bull. New York, NY.

Reporting to the SVP, RBDC, the VP, Sales & Distribution for the Northeast territory is responsible for the overall financial performance and operations of their assigned territory. You will drive and develop a world-class retail execution team, ensuring best-in-class sales and operations processes & routines, and build a winning team that epitomizes the Company's Values. The VP, Sales & Distribution is the senior field-level leader within the organization, from both a sales and operational perspective.

The location for this role is flexible to any major metro area within the Northeast region.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

• Use a high level of discretionary judgment on sales, financial, operational, and employment decisions
  Lead, coach, and develop the leadership team within the territory to ensure key performance indicators and metrics are met or exceeded and that sales and distribution targets are flawlessly executed to standard
  Ensure all leadership manages expenses (inventory, goods destroyed, discounts, T&E), responsible for Profit & Loss ownership across all profit centers
• Develop and deliver an annual business plan for volume, execution excellence, market share, profitability, distribution development, routes, new product distribution, and volume/sales forecast
  Evaluate total market conditions through the lens of Winning versus Competition. Competitive threats, changing local dynamics which may impact volume, share, profit, as well as other business metrics
  Work with DSDs to define annual and monthly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) priorities, strategies, and goals for the Regions by coordinating with cross-functional departments, to ensure the attainment of volume plan and profit objectives
  Spend time in the market working side-by-side with DSDs, providing training, feedback/coaching, and evaluating the performance of the DSDs, General Sales Manager, Sales Activator Managers and entire team as well as market conditions
  Report regularly on Monthly Performance Review and Quarterly Business Review needs, and other ad hoc reporting to the SVP RBDC, hold Monthly Performance Review (MPR) and Quarterly Business Review (QBR) meetings with DSDs to ensure open communication and address opportunities
  Participate in monthly leadership team meetings, weekly LT calls and quarterly/annual LT meetings and provide feedback and insight to aid in the overall organizational decision-making process
  Active participation in all business planning processes, tool development, and field support matters
  100% responsible for consistent process and routine across regions
• Work collaboratively and impactfully with the RBDC leadership team to achieve strategic business plan
  Work directly with the RBNA Regional leadership team to ensure successful partnerships
  Build a diverse organization that reflects the marketplace; embodies RedBull’s Values and inspires the team through dynamic and effective leadership
  Drive the territory to achieve overall organization KPI targets and metrics
  Lead by example and ensure all leadership within the territory understands and adheres to Company standards & targets, Talent & performance management needs, and operating & safety procedures
  Align the Region from the top-down with RedBull Values, the RBDC Mission Plan, Environment, and Main Effort approach
  Complete annual performance reviews with all direct reports, building and supporting Development Plans

EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

• 10+ years of management experience in both beverage supplier and distributor businesses with a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model, including proven track record of meeting or exceeding assigned sales objectives
• Key account management experience on a district, regional or national level
• A proven track record of being able to inspire and lead a successful sales organization (sales directors and their teams, sales managers and their teams, Key Account Managers, Merchandising Managers and their teams), Office Assistants, and partnering with Talent; promote initiatives that build strong trade partnerships
• Previous P&L influence & ownership over sales teams and operations
• Working knowledge of / previous experience managing organizations to DOT compliance, OSHA regulations, and other Employment Law needs
• Exceptional leadership skills to provide coaching, mentoring, training and development, performance evaluations, and corrective feedback/discipline
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including being able to prepare presentation materials and present the information one-on-one and in a group
• Strong analytical skills and experience using internal and external data sources (i.e. Nielsen)
• Outstanding organizational skills as demonstrated by an ability to set and handle multiple priorities

• Travel 70-80%
• Permanent
• Benefits eligible