Teams at Strategic Retail Partners

Develops and closes new grocery retail accounts for balloon and candy gift products. Responsibilities include prospecting, buyer presentations, contract and pricing negotiations, RFP management, trade show participation, promotional coordination, competitive analysis, pipeline tracking, revenue forecasting, and account transition support. The role requires building relationships with grocery buyers and traveling up to 50% for meetings, store visits, and industry events.

Manage sales growth across an assigned territory by generating new accounts through 15–20 daily cold calls, expanding existing customer relationships, securing product placements, meeting sales goals, and educating retail partners on company offerings. The role includes pipeline development, account retention, upselling, cross-functional collaboration, and frequent travel with occasional overnight stays. It also requires physical handling of merchandise and ongoing analysis of sales performance.

Manages sales growth across an assigned Baton Rouge territory by generating new placements, conducting 15–20 daily cold calls, building pipelines, retaining and expanding accounts, educating store owners, and meeting sales objectives. The role develops customer relationships, addresses client issues, promotes products and programs, and collaborates internally on upselling and cross-selling. It requires significant travel, including overnight stays, along with physical merchandise-handling activities.