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Food Service Distribution Sales Manager

JOHNSONDIVERSEY INC

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MILWAUKEE, WI
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Job overview

The Food Service Sales Director leads a sales team focused on growth with a major food service distributor. The role is the primary customer-facing leader for strengthening the partnership, expanding private label sales, and supporting growth across independent operators and regional and national chains. It guides distributor representatives in selling non-food solutions and collaborates across functions on marketing programs, joint business plans, account health, and operational performance.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Sales LeadershipStrategic Account ManagementSales PlanningCustomer InsightsFinancial AnalysisROI AnalysisKPI Monitoring

Full job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company's product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree. For additional information about Solenis, please visitwww.solenis.comor follow us on social media. JOB SUMMARY: Join US Chemical as a Food Service Sales Director, leading a high-performing sales team focused on driving growth with a major food service distributor. In this role, you will serve as the primary customer-facing leader responsible for strengthening the partnership, expanding private label sales, and supporting growth across all classes of trade, with a strong focus on independent food service operators as well as regional and national chains. This leader will guide a team that trains, supports, and motivates distributor sales representatives-who are primarily focused on selling food-to also sell non-food solutions, including kitchen cleaning products, front-of-house cleaning and sanitizing products, ware wash, and laundry solutions. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to execute marketing programs, advance joint business plans, maintain account health, and ensure operational excellence across pricing, delivery, supply, and service performance. WHAT YOU'LL DO: * Develop and execute a joint growth and profitability plan with the strategic distributor, aligning priorities across private label growth, market share expansion, customer penetration, and category development. * Use shared data, customer insights, and field feedback to identify the highest-value opportunities across independent food service operators, regional and national chains, multi-unit accounts, and local market segments. * Translate strategic priorities into clear sales plays, resource plans, marketing programs, and execution expectations that drive retention, expansion, and revenue acceleration. * Negotiate strategic priorities, investment requirements, and program support using financial analysis, ROI discipline, and a clear understanding of distributor and customer economics. * Establish performance targets, monitor KPIs, and create shared accountability with the... For full info follow application link. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/784DA7C2E464486F Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,278 open Sales Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$155–233K/yr843 salary ranges
  • US median$29–39/hr33 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Sales Director jobs in Wisconsin and 1,278 across the US. 19% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Sales Director postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (1,005 postings).
Education
317 of the 1,278 open Sales Director jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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