Director DSD Excellence

Collaborates and supports the Zone Sales Leaders (ZSL) in the development and maintenance of the overall structure and functions needed to execute DSD excellence initiatives. Maintains an audit schedule of all assigned sales centers to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of DSD Excellence activities. Communicates to local ZSLs and the Corporate DSD Excellence Executive team the results of compliance audits and responsible for creating corrective action plans, in coordination with ZSL, to address deficiencies found in market. Supports the Business Unit with strategies for Market expansion and Real Estate needs. Supervises all Business Development positions. Supports financial reviews of Independent Business Partner's route prior to purchases and facilitation of sale. Manages and provides oversight to the overall route structure, profitability, and viability including route splits/adds/cuts. Drives and continuously monitors safety initiatives for effectiveness throughout the local organization, both in the market place and in the sales centers. Provides positive impacts to the P&L by giving full transparency to the DSD Excellence Key Performance Indicators across submarkets within the Business Unit. Leads the on-going development of the sales leaders through the DSD Excellence curriculum to drive continuous improvement. Builds the organizational capability for sales and execution through the effective recruitment and on-boarding of future world class leaders. Provides leadership to ensure that all sales tools and technology are being utilized to their full capacity in order to maximize achievement of sales and profit targets. Aligns and collaborate with the Business Unit leaders to develop strategic plans to support growth opportunities and different paths to market. Oversees all activities related to the disciplines of managing SBT shrink and product accountability. Ability to translate operational and strategic initiatives from senior leaders into action plans. Accountable to develop and lead a team of direct reports to include management, professional and senior level employees. Responsible to define clear goals and objectives. Provides recommendations and contributes to short term to medium term tactical planning with impact to multiple areas. Designs programs and policies for area of responsibility. Ability to provide clarity to others to accept new ideas or changing concepts and initiates and orchestrates the pace of change. Develops and manages a sub-functional budget. Bachelor Degree in Business or related field. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.

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