M Plant is a manufacturer and marketer of superior cannabis-infused branded products servicing both the medical and adult-use markets in the state of California. We have built a team of professionals from the liquor, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The mission is to deliver demonstrably better products to the legal cannabis market. We currently have (and will continue to build) an innovative portfolio of cannabis products from vape pens, to tinctures to topicals. Through our partner company (Cannabistry Labs), we have over four years of experience developing our products and proprietary processes.
We are now building a world class sales team to sell and support our brands to dispensaries and via home delivery throughout the state of California. We are looking for a Territory Manager to build sales in our Northern California regions. This position would report directly to our Regional Sales Manager. This is a base + commission position.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Lead your sales territory as part of a regional sales team in California.
- Sell into major dispensaries and work with our distribution partners sales force.
- Coordinate & work side-by-side with field marketing executing events, merchandising displays and field marketing.
- Build & execute sales plan. Meet and/or exceed goals & objectives both individually and as a team.
- Keep a sales bible to manage and track sales, promotions and expenses.
- Develop, plan & execute all promotions, merchandising and discount programs both on and offline.
- Set up and test merchandising, marketing and promotional plans for products to maximize marketing mix, before expanding to other markets.
- Sell into brick and mortar dispensary accounts and delivery services.
- Sell into dispensaries & maintain ongoing support and service. This means visiting the dispensaries frequently and fully supporting them.
- Set up long term sales relationships with both buyers & budtenders
- Attend & represent brands at industry conferences and trade shows.
- Work together with other sales managers in your territory to coordinate, support, provide customer service and activate the brand.
- You will be the champion of the brand making sure our communication messaging is clear, on strategy and consistent
- Travel as necessary to support marketing, trade and retail events
Qualifications:
- Experience managing a territory and selling in a high-growth environment within food & beverage, cannabis, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical industries or related industries
- Someone who can design and execute programs with regional partners, distribution partners, and retailers.
- Self-starter who knows how to set up and execute promotional plans, and merchandising displays.
- Experience supporting retail accounts with exceptional sales, service and follow up - we want to partner and support our customers – not just sell them
- Ability to work in an entrepreneurial, get things done environment without lots of systems support
- Strong people skills including motivating others to make things happen
- Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across functions to achieve buy-in and gain support for sales efforts
- Someone who is driven to find out what our customers want and need and then helping us deliver products that fill those needs
- Sales leader who can execute - it’s all about action and deliverables
- Preference: Prior training in a larger CPG company (Pepsi, Coke, P&G, Clorox, etc.) Previous experience producing sales in a high growth entrepreneurial company. Existing experience in building cannabis sales a plus
Why M Plant?
M Plant is going to be the leading innovator in the cannabis industry! We are bringing a professional approach to the legal cannabis marketplace in the state of California.
Do you want to be a part of a growing team?
Here are some of the top reasons to work with M Plant:
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Industry Expertise – We are putting together a best in class sales & marketing team attracting professionals from parallel industries. You will be learning from the best and the brightest and be part of transforming an industry.
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Innovation – We have developed the best in class products that you can be proud to sell and market. Based on real science and efficacy, you will be part of bringing products to consumers that enhance their lives.
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Full Time Healthcare - You're eligible for our healthcare plan which is Affordable Care Act compliant.
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M Plant Environment- We strive to create an environment where people love what they do and enjoy the people they work with daily. You spend many hours a day at work, we hope to create a place and a company that you enjoy coming to every day.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $70,000.00 /year
Experience:
- Territory Sales Management: 2 years
- entrepreneurial sales building: 2 years
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