Senior Director of Sales - Lowes

Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety.
We have an immediate opportunity for a remote Senior Director of Sales – Lowes!
At Woodstream, Our Values Drive Everything We Do
Consumer is the Boss – We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!
Invent the Future – Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively!
Execution is Everything – We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy.
Collaborate Confidently – We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together.
Play to Win – We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.
Benefits Of Working For Woodstream
Competitive benefits package including:
401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
Company General Bonus Program
Company Paid Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
Company Paid ID Theft
Legal Assistance Plan Options
Paid Vacation and Holidays
Pet Insurance
Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
Opportunity to advance within the company.
Overview Of The Role
This position owns the relationship with Lowe's, serving as Woodstream's lead for the account and holding full profit-and-loss accountability for revenue, gross margin, and trade investment targets. The Senior Director of Sales sets the multi-year account strategy and leads the full customer cycle – annual line reviews, joint business planning, pricing and promotional negotiation, new item presentations, and escalated issue resolution. This position partners with Customer Service, Demand Planning, Finance, Marketing, and Supply Chain to ensure accuracy of customer agreements, pricing, contracts, and forecasting, and represents the account in internal S&OP and executive business reviews. Ongoing customer management and market landscape analysis are core to the role, translating customer and competitive insight into forward-looking plans that grow the business.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Own the Lowe's P&L – deliver revenue, gross margin, and trade spend against the annual operating plan, and build the multi-year growth strategy for the account.
Identify new business and whitespace opportunities to grow Woodstream’s market share and revenue.
Serve as the primary point of contact for Lowe's, owning relationships with merchants, merchandising leadership, and supply chain counterparts, and keeping the VP of Sales informed of account performance, risks, and strategic opportunities.
Develop, present, annual joint business plans, line reviews, promotional calendars, and new item launches directly with the customer.
Manage the trade spend and promotional budget for Lowe's, including deduction, chargeback, and claim resolution with the customer.
Ensure execution of merchandising, planogram, and display programs, including seasonal displays, endcaps, and point-of-purchase materials, in partnership with Marketing.
Monitor and report competitor pricing, promotions, new items, and shelf-space changes within assigned accounts.
Lead the negotiation of annual customer terms, pricing, cost changes, and program agreements, and ensure signed documentation is accurate and on file.
Build and maintain relationships at all levels of the customer organization.
Attend customer meetings, events, trade shows as needed.
Work collaboratively across business functions to solve customer and business challenges.
Manage forecasting, annual budget planning – identify additional opportunities to drive incremental sales revenue or cost reduction measures.
Other Functions
Performs other duties as assigned
Assists with other projects as needed and assigned by manager.
Successful Candidate Profile
Bachelor’s degree
12+ years of consumer products sales, category management, or national account management experience, including direct experience selling to Lowe's or a comparable home improvement retailer.
Strong proficiency with the MS Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint; working knowledge of Lowe's systems and reporting tools (e.g., LowesLink) and syndicated data platforms.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational and process management skills, with high attention to detail on pricing, item setup, and customer documentation
Strategic mindset. Strong will to get things done.
Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional leadership.
Strong presence, with experience presenting to customers and internal leadership.
Proven negotiation skills, including annual terms, pricing, and promotional programs.
Ability to analyze POS, syndicated, and customer portal data to build a selling story.
Ability to travel 25–40% to the customer's Mooresville, NC headquarters, trade shows, and field markets.
Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic .
Note: If hired, Employment Eligibility Verification will be carried out upon selection. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.
We retain employment applications for a minimum of 2 years from date of receipt for non-hire applicants or from date of termination for employees/contractors and possibly longer if legally required.

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