Job Description:
Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Regional Distributor Manager, U.S. to join our rapidly growing company.
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. Founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its ORIJEN® and ACANA® brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry across three major geographic regions.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.
Here's the Scoop – Summary
The Regional Distributor Manager, U.S. is accountable for delivering sales growth, market share expansion, distribution gains, and execution excellence through Champion's distributor partners within an assigned region.
Reporting to the Director, U.S. Sales, Neighborhood Pet, this role serves as the primary business lead for distributor performance and development.
The Regional Distributor Manager translates national sales strategy into regional execution plans, ensuring distributors and their sales organizations are aligned to Champion's priorities and growth objectives.
This position drives business results through distributor leadership, joint business planning, retailer engagement, sales capability development, and disciplined performance management.
Success in this role is achieved by building strong distributor partnerships, improving execution at retail, developing distributor sales teams, and delivering profitable growth throughout the region.
This is a fully remote position, which will ideally sit near Boulder (CO), Dallas (TX), Phoenix (AZ) or Southern California (CA). Expect 40-50% of travel within assigned geography.
Responsibilities:
Distributor Performance Ownership
Distributor Strategy & Business Planning
Driving Execution Through Distributor Sales Teams
Retail Customer Development
Forecasting, Analytics & Financial Management
Market Leadership
Key Accountabilities
The Regional Distributor Manager will be measured on:
What are we looking for?
Why You'll Succeed
Mars Leadership Competencies
What can you expect from Champion?
What are you waiting for? Join the pack!
Come as you are.
We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.
Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other creed, you are wanted here.
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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, if eligible, including variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depend on the position offered and the employee’s work schedule (i.e., part-time schedule, store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
