Area Sales Manager, Houston

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people's lives? If so, Hint is looking for an Area Sales Manager to help us continue our mission of helping people fall in love with water to live healthier lives covering North Houston.

As an Area Sales Manager at Hint, your role is to represent Hint to retailers and promote our beverage products to consumers. You will work to develop new business by visiting stores and ensuring the availability and prominence of our products on shelves. You will also oversee and support all aspects of the sales cycle, including the management of existing sales accounts, as well as the development and signing of new accounts.

At Hint, we value hard work, creativity, and a commitment to excellence. We believe in treating our employees well and fostering a positive, inclusive work environment. We believe that pleasure and wellness can go hand in hand, and we strive to make beverages that not only taste good but are good for you too.

The area of coverage will include the Northern Houston Metro Area, but travel to surrounding areas will be required on occassion.

This field sales role will have one direct report, so having people management experience is a plus, and will report to the Regional Sales Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a sales expert for the region and be a key contributor to the Hint water retail sales team.

• Maintain and grow important existing accounts such as HEB (top priority), Walmart, Kroger, and Target, by developing relationships with key stakeholders. Your goals are to sell in additional SKUs, additional facings, and new placements, and to create other opportunities to grow Hint volume.

• Monitor status by consistently using CRM tools such as Repsly

• Participate in weekly sales calls to highlight successes, discuss challenges, and understand company-wide strategies

• Manage KPI's for your direct team

• Identify and acquire new accounts and facilitate growth initiatives at all national and regional retail outlets in the territory

• Foodservice and cross-functional activation upon need

• Provide recommendations for additional distribution/ regional chain requirements

ABOUT US:

Hint is on a mission to help people fall in love with water. The idea behind Hint is simple: pure water, nature's original refreshment, accented with fruit essence. No sugar, no diet sweeteners. EVER.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Hint is looking for individuals to help us achieve our mission of healthier lifestyles for all.

We are #NowHiring talented individuals across the United States to help us make healthier choices more enjoyable. We do not accept agency submissions. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Hint.

Hint is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply. Hint welcomes everyone to our team. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).