Regional Manager

**Tampico Beverages, a growing multi-national company with corporate offices in Chicago, has an immediate opportunity for Regional Manager Brazil**
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The Regional Manager Brazil is responsible for product sales within the assigned territory in the Northern and Southern parts of the country and is based in Sao Paulo. Duties include an evaluation of the distribution performance of Tampico's licensees in Brazil in various trade channels and evaluate and oversee associated marketing and trade actions to sustain the brand and licensee volumes. This position reports to the General Manager in Brazil.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Manage licensee activities and execution in the marketplace
- Ensuring that the annual budgeted volume is achieved in the assigned territories and for maintaining a successful relationship with Tampico's licensees
- Develop and execute a sales and distribution plan customized for each licensee within the assigned territories, and all channels (e.g., major retailers, wholesalers, distributors, small format stores, etc.)
- Identify marketing actions that align with the assigned licensees' sales and distribution requirements and support execution to leverage the company's brand while appropriately managing marketing funds to budget
- Perform market visits and conduct research of competitors, evaluate potential market opportunities
**QUALIFICATIONS**:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales and/or Marketing
- 3 - 5 years of experience in retail or B2B sales. - Food and/or beverage industry experience is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results
- Ability to interact and influence different levels of management within a client sales organization
- Analytical skills in strategic and sales planning
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Broad understanding and ability to interpret syndicated data (e.g., Nielsen data)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills
- Written and verbal fluency in Portuguese/English/Spanish required
- Ability to travel 50% of the time
- Must reside in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Parana State, Brazil
**NOTE: Relocation is not provided for this position. No phone calls please.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Our organization has a dynamic work environment where positions may evolve and change. Therefore, the Company reserves the right to modify, delete, or add job duties, responsibilities and skills that are stated in this job description at any time. _
- Tampico Beverages, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate._

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