Retail Territory Sales Associate

Your Story.

In this developmental role, you will work under the guidance of the Director of Sales Planning and Execution, gaining hands-on experience in executing retail and sales strategies within an assigned territory. As a Retail Territory Sales Associate, you will nurture long-term relationships with key retail partners while learning the fundamentals of effective sales planning and territory management. This position offers a clear path for growth and advancement through ongoing mentorship, training, and exposure to strategic sales initiatives-an excellent opportunity for someone eager to develop their sales acumen and build a successful career in the consumer products industry.

Your Passion.Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medicalincluding Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store
• Must live within Milwaukee, WI, or Chicago IL Metro areas.

What You Do.

• Primary territory includes retail located from Milwaukee to Chicago metro area. Occasional support outside of this geography will be required. The ideal candidate should reside in the Milwaukee / Chicago metro area.
• Supports tactical execution of appropriate Sales and Merchandising plans and activities to aid the achievement of annual objectives and maintain Sargento merchandising standards of excellence.
• Responsible for effective store route coverage to achieve sales objectives for assigned market or account base.
• Make appropriate retail store service calls to establish new or deepen existing customer relationships to support achievement of short and long-term corporate strategies and objectives.
• Continuously review market and account base to identify market or customer opportunities, competitive threats, and/or opportunities for new or different ways of doing business to meet customer needs and help achieve corporate objectives.
• Supports Sales Planning & Execution in engaging key customer stakeholders to present and/or implement customer activities.
• Develop/recommend strategies designed to improve the overall efficiency of the territory and/or business activities.
• Lead special projects specific to sales and merchandising corporate initiatives.
• Attend periodic developmental training or exposure opportunities.
• Overnight travel as needed.

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university
• One to three years consumer products retail and/or sales experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google applications.

Our Story.

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website athttps://careers.sargento.com/us/en.

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