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As a Senior Director of the In-store Walmart team with Acosta Group, you will play a pivotal role in helping our clients sell their merchandise at Walmart. You will assist the client with their go to market strategy that will be unique to Walmart. In this role you will provide leadership, counsel, and appropriate insights to help create the story of why the merchandise aligns with Walmart’s strategy. Incumbent will work cross functionally with Acosta Groups business intelligence group, E-Commerce group as well as Acosta’s retail execution business to bring all Acosta Group’s assets to bear. Communicate directly with the principles of the Clients organization as well as directly with Walmart’s buying team to set up meetings and presentations. Partner with cross functional teams at Acosta that specialize in item set-up, replenishment, and supply chain.
Job Responsibility:
Direct report responsibilities as team structure still being finalized
Work cross functionally with Business Insights, Analysts, Replenishment teams
Create synergies with Business Intelligence and Category Insights
Liaison with Business Intelligence & Insights teams
Assist in the creation and execution of Client(s) strategic plan for success at Walmart
Manage key client business at Walmart
Organize client/customer meetings to discuss strategies for their brands
Build compelling sales stories and presentations to support strategies
Deliver target budget plan and new distribution goals for client and customer
Identify new opportunities for growth
develop and implement sales plans to achieve
Maintain clear understanding of objectives and liaise with leadership to develop operational plans to manage execution and measure results
Manage cross-functional communication between self, analytics, and supply chain teams to best understand all aspect of client businesses
Monitor and report on sales performance analytics
Optimizes business performance to achieve company goals
Must work with and motivate a multi-functional team covering all aspects of Walmart’s business
Develops strategic business partnerships across multiple Walmart departments
Guides others in understanding and acting upon Customer, Consumer and Industry insights
Formally aligns cross-functional business teams mutually satisfying customer needs
Partners with customer to identify new needs and enable customer satisfaction
Adapts knowledge of customer strategies to optimize sales potential
Creates and negotiates long term win/win business relationships
Creates and delivers creative customer presentations to achieve incremental opportunities
Seeks, creates and develops new business opportunities to build brand consumption
Develops and executes effective account specific marketing programs
Demonstrates detailed forecasting skills and accuracy
Applies effective sales techniques creating a need in the customer's mind
Requirements:
10+ years related Sales experience
7+ years making the direct call on Walmart/Sam’s
Strong knowledge of sales function processes and cross-functional exposure to other Business Operations
Knowledge of Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry required
Strong knowledge of Syndicated Data and Customer Manager Process
Retail Link experience required
Must be able to sit/stand for long periods of time
Must be able to stare at a screen for long periods of time