Assistant Sales Development Manager
Posted 2025-08-23
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<meta><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:11.25pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Overview of the Role</strong></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As the Assistant Sales Development Manager, you will support the SDM (Sales Development Manager) in managing the business relationship with clients to achieve their objectives for assortment, merchandising, pricing, and promotion, leading to increased market share, volume, and profitability. </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">You will also support the customers’ category growth goals by effectively handling assigned analytical, trade planning, promotional scheduling, and administrative tasks.</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> You will also support</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> the customers’ category growth goals by effectively handling assigned analytical, trade planning, promotional scheduling and administrative tasks.</span></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:11.25pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What You Will Do</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Demonstrate knowledge of the clients’ products, policies and personnel, and work with the client and the Sales Development Manager to develop realistic objectives and strategies for building its business in the category (including developing successful short - and long-term marketing plans which both conform to customer needs and achieve principal objectives).</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Effectively manage clients’ proprietary trade funds management system. Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely posting of all trade expenditures.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Monitor spending rates by brand and customer to ensure promotional plans are within approved guardrails.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Demonstrate knowledge of the product category and keep that knowledge current and complete by continually monitoring and analyzing market and customer trends (using syndicated data), promotional activity, </span><span style="color:black;white-space:pre-wrap;">consumer behaviors, and demographic </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">trends.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Communicate clients' priorities to the Retail Sales Organization to deliver in-store presence and business objectives.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Work with the Customer Service Team to ensure the clients’ order procedures are followed and resolve trade deductions and credit issues.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Maintain appropriate records and review performance against objectives.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="font-size:7pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);white-space:pre-wrap;">Participate in creating and delivering professional, effective presentations to clients and customers.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Is a "team player"; honest and forthright with all parties; works well with peers; trains and develops subordinates; adheres to the Code of Business Conduct.</span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;"=""><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Perks:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Paid Holidays</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Medical/Dental/Vision/VTL</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Flexible Spending Account</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Company-paid Life/AD&D Insurance</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">401k match</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Generous PTO</span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11.25pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;"=""><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Requirements:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="margin:16px 0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Associate or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and associates. Adapting to the various forms of communication: verbal, non-verbal, written, visual, mass, group, and individual.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Must know basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication to accurately calculate budgets, net sales, margins, promotional percentages, discounts, and commissions. Ability to calculate figures and apply concepts to sales velocity ratios, days of supply, pallet configurations, and sales forecasting. And proportions to practical situations.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Possess critical thinking skills such as analysis, evaluation, synthesis, abstract thinking, creative thinking, information processing, and problem-solving—the ability to prioritize workload and set goals.</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.</span></li></ul>