Region Sales Manager - New York City

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

Salaried grade 11
$98,700-$114,400 / year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Actual salaries may vary and in some cases may be higher with extensive experience and strong performance.

Schedule

1st Shift (Monday- Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

Location

The assigned location for this position is currently in Division 1 and covers areas in and around the cities listed below (adjustments may be made at the company’s discretion):

• The following counties: Bronx, Westchester, Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau and Suffolk, NY

The central location and ideal residency for the incumbent is in or around:

• Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn or Nassau County, NY
• The following counties would be considered but are not preferred: Suffolk, Staten Island, Westchester or Rockland, NY; Bergen or Hudson, NJ

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Region Sales Manager to join our Field Sales Organization team. The Region Sales Manager is responsible for overseeing sales activities, driving revenue growth, and managing a team of District Sales Representatives. This role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and relationship-building skills to ensure the company’s sales objectives are met or exceeded.

• Provide leadership to District Sales Representatives in Region
• Develop and implement a Region Sales Plan
• Initiate the development of sales opportunities within the Region
• Provide and encourage good communication within the Region, the Division, and the corporate office
• Provide leadership to District Sales Representatives to develop excellent business relationships with Independent Distributors
• Responsible for ensuring excellent relationships with Retail Headquarters

Required Qualifications

• Minimum five years experience in the business with a minimum of two years as a successful District Sales Representative or related position
• Demonstrated high level of personal integrity and commitment to McKee Foods’ guiding values, goals and objectives
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective at motivating others
• Demonstrated commitment to working as part of a team
• Strong demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to continually recognize and take advantage of sales opportunities within the parameters of the McKee Foods distribution channel
• Demonstrated high level of initiative with a commitment to achieving goals
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage projects or tasks and proactively address issues
• Ability to make decisions, delegate, document, solve problems, teach others, and stay calm in stressful situations
• Demonstrated effective verbal, written and listening communication skills; is comfortable using appropriate technology to efficiently disseminate information
• Good analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to interpret information and use it to develop a compelling sales story using Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven experience adding multi-location distributorships and focused locations
• At least a moderate technical proficiency with the willingness and ability to learn more and to teach the necessary skills to District Sales Representatives
• Willing to take additional training as necessary in areas such as leadership training, category management, time management, improving technical skills, data analysis and communication, etc.
• Willing to travel extensively
• Willing to relocate if necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous business experience as an Independent Distributor
• Experience contacting Retailers, including Major Retail Headquarters
• Business-related degree

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• 25 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• Fully-paid parental leave
• Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
• Health Center and Pharmacy
• Tuition reimbursement
• Credit Union
• Exercise and recreation facility
• Wellness programs with incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)