District Sales Manager

Sun Gro Horticulture seeks a District Sales Manager to plan, organize, and control the total selling effort within the assigned territory, achieving area sales budget objectives and plans. The role involves establishing territory, distributor, and account objectives, controlling and monitoring sales expense budgets, and delivering sales according to approved sales and marketing plans.

Requirements

• Education in horticulture or equivalent experience
• Passion for horticulture with experience in lawn/garden retail or plant nurseries
• Horticulture/Ag Certification (State/County courses or continuing education)
• Greenhouse/Nursery production experience
• Experience with Independent Garden Centers or horticulture departments in hardware stores
• Ability to make accurate assessments on market conditions and trends and convey these in a professional manner
• Perform with absolute honesty and diplomacy managing multiple distributors in the territory
• Ability and willingness to travel to cover territory needs and team activities

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Spending Account
• Employee Support and Mental Wellness
• Short-term disability
• 401k Match
• Paid vacation
• Floating days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Awards and Recognition
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Service Awards
• Employee Perks & Discounts