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Jack Link's Meat Snacks

Global leader in meat snack manufacturing

Field Sales Manager

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote in FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum Bac+3 education in business, sales, marketing, or a related discipline is desired; equivalent management experience in the fast-moving consumer goods sector may be considered.
  • At least five years of commercial or field sales experience in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, including proven experience leading and coaching a geographically dispersed team.
  • Experience managing a sizeable internal field sales force and overseeing an external provider, including performance indicators, service levels, and performance reviews, is strongly desired.
  • A good understanding of the French grocery retail environment, store operations, and execution requirements of major food retailers.
  • Demonstrated ability to set direction, coach teams in the field, manage performance, build engagement, and develop the commercial skills of geographically dispersed teams.
  • A good understanding of distribution, product availability, merchandising, promotions, and consumer sales drivers, with the ability to translate data into clear priorities and actions.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ease using customer relationship management, field sales automation, dashboard, and reporting tools.
  • Fluent French is required. Professional-level English is strongly desired for collaboration across the EMEA organization.
  • A valid driving licence is required, along with willingness and ability to travel frequently throughout France, conduct regular field visits, and stay overnight.
  • Valid authorization to work in France is required. EU-country nationality and/or a valid work permit is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop 10 Field Sales Representatives, setting clear priorities, standards, and performance expectations.
  • Organize field coaching, reviews, and team routines to develop skills, engagement, and accountability.
  • Manage recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and underperformance, involving Human Resources when needed.
  • Align internal and provider teams through clearly defined briefings, routines, responsibilities, and communication channels.
  • Translate customer plans, channels, and brands into clear field priorities, store-level actions, and measurable objectives.
  • Optimize territories, segmentation, visit frequency, and workload allocation between internal and provider resources.
  • Ensure consistent execution of distribution, availability, pricing, facings, merchandising, and promotional standards.
  • Conduct regular store visits to validate execution, remove barriers, and monitor shopper behavior and customer and competitor activity.
  • Support the team in developing incremental distribution, visibility, and in-store display opportunities.
  • Develop additional facings, displays, endcaps, secondary placements, checkout visibility, and stock required for promotional activity.
  • Provide practical sales tools and track the quality, value, and sustainability of incremental gains.
  • Define and manage field-force key performance indicators, dashboards, and objectives aligned with the France commercial plan.
  • Use sales, distribution, availability, promotion, and execution data to identify gaps and trigger corrective actions.
  • Provide reliable reporting on visits completed, product availability, displays, execution compliance, and incremental gains.
  • Share concise field insights, risks, and recommendations with leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Work with Key Account Managers to ensure customer agreements are understood, actionable, and implemented in stores.
  • Work with Category, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams on merchandising, activations, launches, point-of-sale materials, and stock availability.
  • Incorporate evidence-based store insights into commercial planning and improvement plans.
  • Build productive relationships with regional customer contacts and key store decision-makers.
  • Manage field-force and provider budgets, travel, samples, point-of-sale materials, expenses, and company assets responsibly.
  • Ensure all field activity complies with legal, customer, internal, and ethical standards.
  • Manage agency governance, including scope, briefing, onboarding, key performance indicators, service reviews, and issue resolution.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing a sizeable internal field sales force and an external provider, including performance indicators, service levels, and performance reviews.
  • Professional-level English for collaboration across the EMEA organization.

About the Company

Jack Link's Meat Snacks

Global leader in meat snack manufacturing

Jack Link's Protein Snacks makes and sells protein-rich, ready-to-eat meat snacks under multiple brands (Jack Link's, BiFi, Peperami, Minuets) in over 40 countries. Its products are meat-based, designed to satisfy hunger while providing protein. The company is family-owned with in-house production and a global brand portfolio, giving it direct control over quality and distribution across markets. Its goal is to feed the wild sides of consumers worldwide by delivering high-quality, tasty protein snacks through its brands and extensive distribution network.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Minong, WI
Founded
2014

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