Lakeside Foods Hiring for Sales Manager – Retail (Cher-Make) Full Time

Lakeside Foods is a family-owned company providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. And there’s a seat at the table for you.

Become One Of Our Valued Team Members:

The Sales Manager – Retail position is located at our Cher-Make facility. When you join the Cher-Make team, you’ll become both part of the team that Makes a Difference and a part of the Lakeside Foods corporate family. Cher-Make brings a nearly 100-year legacy of authentic, artisanal sausage-making that has created business and partnerships with major retailers, CPG manufacturers and marketers, gift packers and foodservice operators. We’re driven to find new, innovative ways to serve our customers and our community. As part of Lakeside Foods, we are committed to growing our company – and our people. And there’s a seat at the table for you.

Our Sales Manager – Retail offers a team-oriented individual the opportunity to be responsible for helping develop and implement retail sales strategies for the Cher-Make and Smoky Valley brands as well as for strategic retail private label opportunities. This position will require you to either work in the Corporate office in Manitowoc or remotely from your home office in Wisconsin.

What you’ll get:

At Cher-Make, we believe in taking care of our people. That’s why, as part of the Lakeside family, you’ll have a package of affordable benefit choices and resources to choose from including various insurance options, 401K and the company store.

Benefits:

• Quality affordable healthcare
• Dental coverage
• 401(k) match
• Company-provided life, short and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off including vacation and holidays
• Perfect attendance and employee referral programs
• Product purchase through the company store

What you’ll do:

• Under the direct supervision of the Director of Sales, develop, maintain, and expand existing accounts.
• Develop specific account strategies designed to deliver growth in volume and profitability.
• Define and quantify markets for new products as requested.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Marketing.
• Business Account Acumen in retail branded selling.
• Account Penetration/Relationship Building: Candidate should have a proven track record of building key business relationships in the food industry preferable in meat.
• Category Insights: Candidate must have experience utilizing syndicated data to better understand their business and the category dynamics. Must then be able to utilize those insights to execute their business plan.

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO MANITOWOC

Thousands of visitors are drawn here each year to explore the USS Cobia World War II submarine, tour Rogers Street Fishing Village to view relics of famous shipwrecks, or sail across Lake Michigan on the S. S. Badger. We love company and invite you to explore 20 miles of spectacular Lake Michigan shoreline. From the pristine coastline with its stunning parks and beaches and marinas, to historic downtowns and outdoor band concerts, Manitowoc-Two Rivers is a maritime treasure to visit as well as a wonderful place to work and live.

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Lakeside Foods welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status.

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