Sr. Associate, Sales Account Management - Pet/Alt Channels

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you're into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

The Sr. Associate, Sales Account Management for the Pet/Alt Channels is a key contributor to our long-term strategy and is responsible for profitable business growth of multiple existing and new customers across the US. This role is responsible for establishing and building customer activities across new and emerging US retail channels, including but not limited to creating initial merchant relationships, sell in of new items during inaugural reviews, new item set up, supply chain connectivity and troubleshooting, plus early forecasting, promotion planning, trade budget, internal SAP setup, etc. This team member will have the opportunity to grow through a variety of experiences and a general management approach to the business and will have a significant amount of freedom to demonstrate leadership, high-impact decision making, strategic planning and customer relationship management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Sr. Associate Alt Channels will:

• Build, prioritize and manage multiple objectives, including top line sales, distribution, trade spend, promotional effectiveness, merchandising, and customer engagement

• Build rapid, strong relationships based on credibility and trust across multiple layers of retailer merchandising & ops teams

• Actively pursue new retailer relationships and business across high-growth, emerging, and established retail channels based on LSB consumer and category growth initiatives.

• Proactive in uncovering or discovering possible growth retailers/channels

• Managing all prospective new customers through LSB process with high degree of urgency

• Shepherd the process with HQ teams, leading task management, owning follow ups, and driving for timely results

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years' Sales experience to a major retailer OR within Customer Marketing/Planning for an established consumer brand/CPG company

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• Experience with account management and/or in setting up new accounts.

• Experience applying negotiating and selling techniques.

• Growth mindset: always looking for new opportunities to pursue and comfortable navigating unknown territories.

• Strong work ethic and ability to excel in remote sales environment.

• Stamina, character, sense of humor, proactive approach, and work ethic appropriate for a fast-paced, team-oriented, growth company

• Excellent communication/collaboration

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work within tight timeframes and deadlines.

• Curious and analytical mindset; ability to independently assess data, integrate into selling stories and leverage it to grow our business

JOB REQUIEMENTS

• Position is Full-Time, regular business hours, Monday-Friday

• This is a home office-based role, the candidate must be located near a major airport within the US

• Travel up to 10%

• Relocation is not available for this opportunity

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.

Sure, there's always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO is the Law posterfor more information.