Territory Development Manager- Chicago, IL

Territory Development Manager – Chicago, IL Join to apply for the Territory Development Manager – Chicago, IL role at Unilever Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the €3bn+ foodservice division of Unilever. It leads the dynamic Food Service market across its categories and has ambitious growth objectives, marketing a range of professional food and beverage products and services to operators across 72 countries. UFS prides itself on creating value for its customers through culinary solutions and improving the food experience for everyone from distributors and operators to diners and consumers. Location: Remote – Chicago, IL Pay range: $69,360 to $104,040 Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. Long‑Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan and can choose a range of health insurance, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, and various voluntary benefits. Coverage for health insurance and retirement benefits follows the terms of the applicable plans. Purpose of the Role As a Territory Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving sustainable business growth via Operators, Chains, and Trade Partner engagement. You will be part of a multi-touchpoint integrated digital ecosystem to drive growth with new customers (Reach) and to existing customers (Penetration). You’ll use data and CRM tools to plan and execute sales calls to establish yourself as a valuable partner and grow market share in your territory. You will be accountable for delivering business targets like Sales Growth, Reach & Penetration, Digital Engagement, and customer presentations with both Operators and Distributor Trade Partners. You are responsible to execute a multi-touchpoint contact strategy online and face-to-face to generate demand for Food Solutions Products and deliver a great customer experience, including virtual culinary consultations. Demand Creation Engage with Local Chain Accounts and Operator Customers, and be accountable for delivering business targets for the assigned Territory: Turnover, Reach & Penetration, Digital, FPO (Fully Profiled Operators), Digital Engagement, Demos, Sampling, etc. Implement a full Key Account Management approach. Execute CBP, Win & Retain funnel, Contact Matrix, and a multi-touchpoint contact strategy online and offline (20% online calls & 80% face‑to‑face). Key Activities Using Dat to convert Business Insights into Activation Solution Selling Utilize Market Trends to create Concept Solution Selling Gain insight and lead customers to the right solution Network to key customer stakeholders to engage the right decision makers Prepare visits with solution recommendation and utilize CRM Salesforce system to manage workflow and overall market funnel Conduct F2F and Virtual Sampling, Ideation, Cooking Demo using culinary knowledge to secure new opportunities or increase volume usage by new menu applications or into existing dishes. Use relevant selling stories to help deliver the revenue savings and or efficiency improvements from UFS solutions Follow up on previous calls to ensure opportunities progress to the sale close Secure and coordinate customer orders each month to ensure growth is on target Meet with Distributors/Trade Partners to expand assortment, align on priorities and source leads for customer follow‑through Build & nurture relationships with local Distributor Sales Rep’s (DSRs) Implement Contact Matrix for Key Trade customers with a Squad approach (where possible) for more effective customer management Engage trade customers to gain alignment for Secondary Sales Data (SSD) Implement Promotions with customer related to key seasons and events Ensure timely submission & settlement of claims Critical Skills Required For The Role You are a Hunter with big Ambition. You see effective ways to create New Demand (70% Hunting vs 30% Farming) You are a fast adopter of Contemporary technology and are already using AI in your day‑to‑day life. You are highly proficient in MS Office including Power BI and Excel You are Entrepreneurial and proactively create mutually beneficial solutions for UFS and your customers You are Curious and are constantly learning from the Market on how to stay ahead of the food trends in your market You know how to sell Premium Brands with Superiority Selling stories and Culinary Solutions outside center of the plate Bilingual is a plus (Spanish, Mandarin) Essential Experiences CPG Foodservice Sales Experience (B2B Sales) Culinary/Chef Selling Experiences Network of Existing Foodservice Operator Partners Distributor Sales or Ingredient Sales or Broker Sales Experiences CRM (Salesforce) Operator Experience Market/Geographical knowledge Food University Background (CIA, Food & Hospitality) Multi‑National Corporate Company Experience – Understands Corporate Ways of Working Our Culture Caring Deeply Positive Tensions for Bigger Outcomes, Fairness and Transparency, Performance AND care Staying Three Steps Ahead of the Market Build Future While Delivering today, Think Big simplify, commit, Lead Shape Disrupt Mkt Delivering with Excellence Pride in our Execution, Best in Reality, Developing Breakthrough solutions Focusing on What Matters Most Fewer Bigger Things, Fight for What matters most, Challenging and Debating Right Choices What We Can Offer You Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. Equal Opportunity / Affiantive Action Employer Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans/ Persons with Disabilities. For office‑based, Research & Development, and remote positions, proof of COVID‑19 vaccination is required to be eligible for employment. Religious and/or medical accommodations will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated based on disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters. 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