State Director, Iowa

Posted 11 Days Ago
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Des Moines, IA
Senior level
Food • Manufacturing
The Role
The State Director will manage and develop District Manager teams, implement sales plans, maintain key account relationships, and oversee administrative duties.
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Job Description:

Looking for a rewarding career? Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world’s top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry!

This position is responsible for managing, developing, and motivating District Manager teams, implementing sales plans, achieving company and/or supplier goals, monitoring, developing, maintaining key account relationships, Presenting to State Boards, and preparing monthly business recaps with business insights, as well as performing various administrative duties. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support sales team by opportunity for success, providing direction, supervision, training, evaluation, and development.

• Work with District Managers on personnel issues and territory alignment.

• Overall responsibility for division personnel issues and territory alignment.

• Development of sales plans, quotas, profit and supplier goals and the methods to achieve those goals.

• Regularly review sales versus goal progress and report findings.

• Work closely with supplier partners to create a positive environment and goal achievement. 

• Consistently survey market conditions to create and/or improve business.

• Develop and manage lists of opportunity accounts. 

• Abide by Company and legal policies governing the industry.

• Attend and take part in the development and preparation of meetings and presentations.

• Facilitate monthly General Sales Meetings

• Collaborate with suppliers on mid-month meeting cadence

•   Develop and present annual account plan with state board

Required Qualifications:

• Skills & Abilities

o Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

o Excellent communication skills for interaction with all levels of an organization

o Presentation building and presenting skills

• Years of Experience

o Five plus years of experience managing a sales team

o Prior experience working with suppliers and/or in a wholesale/distributor environment.

o Demonstrated leadership and coaching experience.

• Education

o Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (preferred)

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Top Skills

Excel
MS Office
PowerPoint
Word
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The Company
St. Paul, , Minnesota
2,033 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1953

What We Do

Johnson Brothers is a multi-generational family-owned wine, beer, and spirits distributor in the United States. Founded by Lynn Johnson in 1953, the company remains committed to its founding values of work ethic, passion, innovation, teamwork, excellence, and integrity. Through forging strong partnerships with top-tier suppliers globally, Johnson Brothers offers an exceptional portfolio of world-class brands to customer partners across 17 states. With a dedicated team of 4,000, Johnson Brothers remains committed to delivering excellence and continued growth across its operations. Johnson Brothers has been honored twice as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek (2023 and 2024).

Explore exciting career opportunities at Johnson Brothers across a range of functions. Whether your expertise lies in accounting, finance, customer service, sales, trade development, or information technology, we have opportunities tailored for you. Join us and be part of a dynamic team driving innovation and excellence in the beverage industry.

For more information about Johnson Brothers, please visit johnsonbrothers.com, or visit the company Instagram (@lifeatjohnsonbrothers

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