Regional Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager
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$ 105000 - 115000
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Job Description
Location: Remote
Who We Are: Banza reimagines your favorite comfort foods like pasta pizza mac & cheese and rice using chickpeas. Why Because we know chickpeas arent just delicious theyre also one of the most nutritious and sustainable foods. Yet 80 of the country isnt eating enough of them. Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans making a positive impact on human health and the environment. Banza is the fastestgrowing pasta brand in the country and our products are available in over 21000 stores nationwide. Weve been named one of TIME Magazines Best Inventions of the Year Adweeks Best Food Brand and are proud to have fans at Good Morning America The New York Times Food & Wine Bon Appetit and more.
Your Mission: Banzas growth results from an incredible team of people who understand the needs of both the consumer and our retail customers. As we move forward as the #1 BFY pasta brand and expand to other categories there are hundreds of growth opportunities! Our most successful team members are selfmotivated strategic thinkers who are comfortable taking an unconventional approach love to manage a wide range of accounts and are great storytellers. If youre excited about the prospect of rapid growth for the company and yourself then Banza is the place to be! Youll deepen customer relationships to further our mission and build our business across pasta pizza mac & cheese and waffles.
What Youll Do:
- Own sales targets with Banza customers including growing your own accounts and supporting the team on key accounts across both East and West regions (i.e. HEB)
- Use your analytical skills to identify opportunities and share impactful sales stories with our customers
- Build winning relationships with the retailers and distributor teams to ensure top notch and continued growth
- Proactively identify areas for improvement or new opportunities among your customers and take action across distribution price optimization product placement and promotional effectiveness
- Design and execute promotional plans that drive baseline growth and ROI
- Work alongside Category Management and Brand Management teams to create a smart holistic strategy for Banza and your customers
- Participate in strategic annual business planning and provide regular updates on the state of your business
- Represent Banza at retail meetings and industry conferences
Who You Are:
- BA/BS with 35 years of progressive experience working in sales/account management within the natural and/or conventional grocery channels
- Strong planning and customer management skills with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to juggle many projects and inputs and prioritize what matters most to the business
- Experience with syndicated data (Nielsen IRI SPINS etc.
- Excellent verbal and written presentation and communication skills
- Strong knowledge of food retail environment/practices and ability to translate this into winning partnerships with retailers
- Willingness to be flexible adaptable and proactive in a constantly changing industry and company
- Selfstarter that thrives in fast paced environment
- Ability to travel up to 25 of the time as needed during peak times with Key Accounts
- Passionate about what Banzas doing!
To Apply: Write a cover letter describing why you want to join Banza and why you would be an excellent fit for this role (yes we actually read every cover letter! and then apply directly to this posting. If you have any questions please email
Were aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they dont believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Banza.
Compensation
Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors including qualifications for the role experience level skillset and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. The salary band for this role is $105000$115000 with a 20 annual bonus opportunity. The range is for the expectations as laid out in the job description however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate.
Perks and Benefits
- Equity in Banza
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance starting day 1: Banza pays 80 of the monthly premiums for employees and 70 for dependents
- One Medical Membership
- Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Commuter Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days 10 holidays 6 sick days 2 personal days a birthday day off and a 7 week sabbatical after 5 continuous years of employment.
- Extended Leave: ShortTerm Disability Parental Leave and other Paid Family Leave. Support provided by our endtoend leave management partner Sparrow
- New Parents: 12 weeks of paid parental leave plus additional optional leave time to add and 4 weeks of flexible return to work arrangements.
- Breast milk shipping service for traveling team members provided by Milk Stork
- Monthly fitness internet and phone stipends
- Monthly lunch stipend to encourage team member connection
- Annual education stipend
- Home office setup stipend
- Unlimited Pasta Rice & Mac
- $500 annual stipend to purchase our pizza and waffles wherever its sold
- Quarterly snack box for remote employees
- Lively NYC office stocked with snacks and beverages
- Quarterly inperson and remote events
Our Commitment: Banza is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of inspiring people to eat more chickpeas and other beans we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives which comes from diversity of all types at all levels of the organization. Facilitating diversity and inclusion is the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women veterans people with all abilities people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
Banza is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individuals sex age race color creed national origin alienage religion marital status pregnancy sexual orientation or affectional preference gender identity and expression disability genetic trait or predisposition carrier status citizenship veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Banza will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
Banza participates in EVerify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. As a participating employer we provide the federal government with Form I9 information to verify work authorization. For more information about EVerify please visit www.everify.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
