Sales Manager

Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States.  Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable)®, CherryMan®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.

Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more!  Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great!  Come join the Seneca Foods team – Apply now!

Seneca Foods Corporation is seeking a qualified Sales Manager to join our team. The successful candidate in this role will be involved in planning, implementing, and overall performance evaluation of company sales initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Make sales data-informed decisions to drive performance and resource allocation.
• Define and execute territory business plans.
• Oversee and direct performance of the broker team.
• Monitor the industry, business environment, competitors and customers to build sales, distribution and brand franchise.
• Travel to key markets to develop business plans with brokers and conduct retail store audits.
• Interdepartmental collaboration with customer service, and technical services to address customer needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sales or Marketing or equivalent of 5 years’ sales experience preferred.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with sales management software and CRM.
• Proficient skills with Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
• A minimum of three years of retail grocery sales is preferred.
• Direct sales experience with Food Class Trade supply chain helpful.  
• Sales and Marketing (broker) and / or Category Management background helpful.
• Experience with point of purchase data platforms such as Nielsen and / or Circana preferred.

• This is a remote position, and candidate must live in the Northeast region of the United States.
• Wage range based on skills, abilities, and experience from $110,000-$120,000/year.
• Travel is required 3 days a week / 3 weeks out of the month (flexible based on sales manager needs).
• Candidate is required to be in reasonable proximity of a metropolitan airport.

Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact us at [email protected] or call 585-495-4100.