Job Title: Customer Sales Executive – Associated Wholesale Grocers Seasonal Corporate, Kansas City, & Oklahoma City Job Location: Kansas City, KS or MO preferred. Will consider remote in Central Time Zone Summary: The Customer Sales Executive (CSE) is responsible for profitably growing Hershey’s business with AWG Wholesale by achieving objectives and plans, including net sales, market share, trade spend, and sales activity margin. Responsibilities include business planning & analysis, creating valued business partnerships with AWG’s retailers by becoming a business advisor, and achieving mutually beneficial agreements through skilled negotiation and understanding of the customers business. The CSE will also leverage insights to build a 1-to-3-year business plan and deploy supporting tactics to achieve financial objectives. Successful candidate will be able to effectively manage the corporate environment for Seasonal selling, as well as drive sales opportunities across the independent network of outlets. Responsibilities:

• Achieve net sales, market share, trade spend, and sales activity margin targets for assigned customer(s) by simulating and planning incremental volume and pre and post analysis as well as displaying core competencies and behaviors.  This includes judiciously managing and allocating trade funds (maintaining compliance with all Sarbanes Oxley policies) to achieve profitable sales growth.
• Effectively utilize Hershey’s analytical tools (e.g. PlanEx, High Radius, AWG Circana, and Demand Tec, etc.) and processes to drive profitable and predictable sales results.
• Build and maintain appropriate sales plans in PlanEx and effectively work with Customer Planning analyst.
• Manage trade fund budget to include clearing deductions.
• Monitor and control customer expenses to include WASTE and supply chain costs.
• Provide category analysis and consumer insights to customers as well as other category tools/consultation with Category Management partnership.
• Achieve appropriate levels of account penetration.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Experience: At least 4-6 years relevant sales experience.

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