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District Sales Manager - Redistribution (New England)
AWM-7281-District Sales Manager - Redistribution (New England)
8/1/2025
8/6/2025
Negotiable
Permanent

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http://www.bunzldistribution.com/careers.asp
West Boylston, MA, 01583, USA
West Boylston
Massachusetts
United States
01583

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Description

Your career path has many avenues available for you to succeed. Are you looking to advance at a rate that matches your ambition and skill set? At Bunzl, we understand and want to invest in you. With our multi-career options, you’ll not only be able to find the adventure you are looking for today but can be confident that new opportunities will be there for advancement in your future.

As a District Sales Manager you will teach, train, coach and motivate 5-10 field based, Territory Sales Representatives within Bunzl's Redistribution segment. You will lead your Reps by providing sales and business development training, customer focused account support, create plans for the team’s effective operation, and encourage team members to surpass short and long-term sales goals. Strong sales leaders will coach their team by providing the skills training and tools needed to support Bunzl customers, exceed sales targets and reach individual career growth goals in the future. In addition, you will oversee sales strategies, establish sales objectives, and monitor sales results.

This is a residence-based role covering our New England geography (MA, CT, RI, NH, Upstate NY, VT, ME). Ideal candidates will live near our West Boylston MA office to efficiently cover the geography and leverage our local office, but we will consider candidates anywhere in the listed territory.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide direct leadership and coaching for 5-10 residence based, Territory Sales Representatives in the listed geography

  • Drive and influence continuous daily pursuit of prospective customers and expand sales in existing accounts through new products and services

  • Lead regular team meetings to facilitate discussion and the sharing of innovative ideas related to growing sales revenue and margin

  • Communicate all customer feedback to leadership on product feedback and any future opportunities

  • Deliver sales pipelines, forecasts, and pricing

  • Propose, communicate and achieve weekly and monthly forecasts

  • Devises and train on sales strategies and techniques necessary for achieving sales targets

  • Be an agent for change to execute the successful and smooth transition to a segmented organizational structure through culture growth, practices, structure, and overall organizational environment

  • Leverage CRM data (MS Dynamics) to evaluate team performance, monitor for trends, and identify opportunities.

  • Consistently meet and exceed sales goals

  • Implement and drive directives as outlined from leadership

  • Ensure that day to day responsibilities of your sales reps (prospecting, account development, site inspections and proper account management practices) are completed to company standards

  • Proactively develop a world-class sales force through recruiting, selecting and growing exceptional sales talent, managing / coaching employee performance, motivating, and holding employees accountable

  • Facilitate leadership development within team, identify and foster future leaders to support business succession plans

  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective customer account contacts with the intention to maintain and grow market share

  • Drive alignment, define performance measurement, and develop long term development plan with sales representatives

  • Execute business plans with new and existing accounts

Requirements:

  • High School diploma or GED equivalent required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent amount of professional experience required

  • Minimum of 3 years of sales leadership experience with a proven track record selling in competitive markets and 1 year experience in a level leadership role

  • Experience successfully managing and executing challenging sales cycles, yearly plans for a business and delivering on revenue, margin, and cost targets on a consistent basis

  • Grocery, foodservice, and distribution experience is preferred

  • Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to execute multiple initiatives autonomously

  • Ability to communicate with leadership and customers through interpersonal skills and presentations

  • Solid knowledge on project management and negotiation tactics

  • Leadership skills with the ability to articulate ideas, delegate, direct, motivate and train staff

  • Ability to quickly acquire new skills and grasp new ideas

  • Ability to close deals and mentor teams to effectively achieve targets

  • Excellent PC skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) and ability to learn new applications

  • Travel is required throughout the territory. Expectation is to be in person with each Sales Rep as needed or as often as possible

  • Flexibility to frequently travel throughout the continental U.S.

The advantages of being a Bunzl team member doesn't stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. Bunzl provides a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow, and for the future.

  • The salary range for this role is a base of $100,000 - $150,000/ year (+bonus & car allowance) based on education, experience and geography.

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1 st day of the month after 30 days – Minimum 30 hours per week

  • Paid Time Off – Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time

  • 401K with generous company match

  • Additional benefits information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks

So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

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About Organization

 
Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety Industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl Distribution is the largest division of Bunzl plc, an international distribution and outsourcing group headquartered in London. Bunzl Distribution operates more than 150 warehouses; serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico with more than 5,000 employees and 400,000-plus supply items. We are also building an inclusive and more diverse organization that values all of the talents and experiences our people bring to work