Field Sales Manager Cleveland, OH

**Field Sales Manager Cleveland, OH**

at Liquid Death Mountain Water Cleveland, OH **About the Job:**

As Field Sales Manager you will be responsible for delivering sales & distribution goals for key retailers, OnPrem, UDS & all other channels of business. This is a heavy field role and ability to influence retailers & DPs is critical in selling the entire Liquid Death portfolio. All qualities required are: Act Like an Owner, Challenge the Status Quo, The Bottle is Half Full. We believe in shared leadership where team members are heard & leadership is broadly distributed. We are committed to our people as long as you are carrying your load.

**Responsibilities:**

* Create, build and maintain strong partnerships with Distributors and Retailers to grow the Liquid Death Portfolio in assigned territory

* Apply company sales strategies in key markets to dominate the premium water category

* Communicate to our Distributor Partners to execute in trade execution with upcoming promotional programs and activities

* Work closely with Regional Sales Manager and Leadership team to ensure streamlined communication is received

* In Trade with Distributor Partners Sales team three to four days per week to educate teams and execute Liquid Death portfolio

* Identify in trade opportunities to work with distributor partners to improve retailer support

* Build strong local level relationships with key decision makers for chain accounts in territory

* Strong emphasis on continued education with Sales Teams on category management, innovation, market conditions, competitor knowledge and trends in their assigned territory

* Marketplace execution, maximizing distribution & securing high-value retail space

* 8-15 calls per day depending on geography & initiatives

**Knowledge, Skills & Experience:**

* Bachelors Degree preferred or equivalent in Business or Sales Marketing

* Minimum of 4 years of sales experience within the Beverage and Distributor Sales Environment

* Adaptable and quick to learn new processes and tools.

* Thrives in make it happen startup environment

* A track record of performance meeting targets and objectives.

* Self-directed, goal-oriented and flexible, enjoying working in a fast-paced and at times challenging environment.

* Ability to work cross-functionally and with a wide range of employees with different skill sets.

* Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal).

* Collaborative, open, flexible

* Successful track record of driving sales within a high-growth environment.

* Experience selling in diverse sales channels / environments (Natural & Specialtychains, Independents, Caf, Transportation)

* Excellent negotiator & influencer

* Curious. Forward thinker. Owner mentality

* Excellent presentation skills. Both written & verbal

* Experience with excellent in store selling standards

* A proven track record of sales experience & achievement

* Experience working with & influencing DSD and merch teams

* Excellent presentation and communication skills -- both written and verbal

* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (excel, word, & PowerPoint), Google Suite (sheets, docs, slides)

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