Territory Manager - San Antonio TX

Reynolds American is evolving into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey. Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
Reynolds American has an exciting opportunity for a Territory Manager within our Marketing Function in TM – San Antonio, TX
As a Territory Manager, you will be a self-starter who thrives on taking initiative and driving results. You will be responsible for growing brands by building strong, lasting relationships with key clients and stakeholders. If you are passionate about taking on responsibility, holding yourself accountable, and making a significant impact, this is the role for you.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Achieves commercial sales and growth objectives within territory assignment in support of Division, Region, and Company goals.
Develops a local strategy and business plan for meeting individualized territory objectives, including identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and targeting existing and potential retail outlets within geographic territory for product sales opportunities.
Develops strategy for product and Point of Sale (POS) material placements to optimize sales and market visibility.
Achieve customer/consumer engagement skills certification and consistently demonstrate mastery within Territory.
Builds client willingness and capability to collaborate with the Company on key business fundamentals and drivers to accelerate the transformation of the tobacco industry, and to increase market share.
Develops and maintains business relationships with local chains and distributors to increase sales and promote Reynolds brands through personal correspondence and influence, retail visits and presentations.
Sell/execute the 5Ps of presence, pricing, promotion, product, and personal selling to customers and adult nicotine consumers.
Analyses territory to identify and negotiate contracts with new retail customer opportunities.
Collaborates with Division Manager on territory-specific customer and sales planning, company product initiatives, and improving market share within the territory.
Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required include, but are not limited to:
Ability to communicate with and engage retail customers and adult nicotine consumers in person.
Effective influencing, sales, negotiation, and marketing skills
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical skills
Project Management Skills
Good business judgment
Leadership, self-motivation, and initiative
Has a high level of persistence, resilience, and results orientation.
Conflict management and problem-solving for mutually beneficial results
Strategic and financial acumen to enable the identification, evaluation, and action against b