Are you a hands-on sales leader who thrives on coaching teams, building new business, and leading from the front? My client, an innovative and rapidly growing consumer products company, is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to build, lead, and develop a high-performing field sales team across a multi-state region. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company making a significant investment in the U.S. market, where you’ll have the chance to build a team from the ground up, make an immediate impact, and play a key role in launching a fast-growing brand.
Responsibilities Include:
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop a team of Territory Sales Representatives.
- Coach and mentor sales representatives through regular field ride-alongs and in-market training.
- Drive new business development and retail execution across convenience stores, smoke shops, vape shops, and other independent retail accounts.
- Monitor territory performance, sales activity, merchandising standards, and CRM reporting.
- Conduct weekly performance reviews, territory planning sessions, and ongoing coaching.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key retail customers throughout the region.
- Develop talent through structured onboarding, performance management, and continuous training.
- Partner with senior leadership to execute regional sales strategies and support market expansion.
Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- 3+ years of sales leadership experience within tobacco, nicotine, vapor, beverage, or other consumer packaged goods industries.
- Proven success hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing field sales teams.
- Experience selling into convenience stores, C-store, or other retail channels.
- A strong “player-coach” leadership style with a passion for developing people.
- Experience using CRM systems to manage sales activity and team performance.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to travel extensively throughout an assigned multi-state region.
- Experience launching a new product or brand is highly preferred.
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Industry 1: Manufacturing
Industry 2: Tobacco
Industry 3: Wine and Spirits
Job ID: 63087067799
Category: Consumer Products
Location: , TX