{"id":3976909,"url":"https://alion.io/job/advantage-solutions-regional-manager-retail-execution","title":"Regional Manager Retail Execution","company":{"id":2841360,"name":"Advantage Solutions","domain":"youradv.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/youradv","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Minneapolis, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T18:24:30Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T18:24:30Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Summary\nLead the teams that put great products in front of shoppers.\nWe're one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies, partnering with manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food and consumer packaged goods. We bridge the gap between brands and retailers across grocery, mass, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers, so consumers can find the best products on the market.\nAs a regional leader, you'll own results across your territory. You'll run the execution engine, grow the people behind it, and be the face of our company to your retail clients.\nWhat you'll do\nDrive flawless retail execution. Own execution across your region and make sure client KPIs are delivered consistently. Sharpen routing, coverage models, and labor allocation to get more done with every dollar and every hour.\nBuild and grow great teams. Lead a multi-layered organization. Run performance management, individual development plans, and succession planning, and build talent pipelines that bring strong external hires into the business.\nOwn the numbers. Manage the budget, expenses, and operating income for your region. Spot opportunities for organic growth and new business, and understand how operational decisions affect the P&L.\nBe the trusted client partner. Serve as the primary contact for retail clients in your region, aligning on goals, expectations, and KPIs.\nLead change. Bring national programs and strategic initiatives to life locally, and lead the change efforts that make performance more consistent across your region.\nWhat you bring\nBachelor's degree or equivalent work experience\n6-8 years of experience in a relevant field\nWillingness to travel up to 30-40%\nKnowledge and skills that set you apart\nDeep understanding of retail execution models across multiple territories, including coverage, routing efficiency, and labor allocation\nKnow-how to scale consistent execution across regions, not just a single territory\nStrong command of performance management, including calibration, development planning, and succession planning\nAbility to assess leadership capability and build multi-layered teams\nWorking knowledge of budgeting, expense management, and the drivers of operating income\nUnderstanding of profit and loss levers and how operational decisions shape financial outcomes\nExperience managing ongoing client relationships, expectations, and KPIs\n#LI-AM1Responsibilities\nThe Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.\nResponsibilities\nOperational leadership:Oversees retail execution across a region, ensuring consistent delivery of client KPIs\nOptimizes routing, coverage models, and execution efficiency\n\nPeople and organizational development:Leads multi-layered teams; drives performance management, individual development plans, and succession planning\nBuilds talent pipelines and integrates external hires into the organization\n\nBusiness and financial management:Manages budgets, operating income, and expense controls for assigned region\nIdentifies and drives opportunities for organic growth and new business\n\nClient partnership management:Serves as primary contact for retail clients within region and ensures alignment to goals and expectations\n\nStrategic execution and change leadership:Implements national programs and strategic initiatives within region\nLeads change efforts to drive consistency and improved performance outcomes\n\nQualifications\nEducation Requirements: [Confirm education requirement]\nExperience Requirements: 6-8 years experience in relevant field\nTravel requirement: Up to 30% travel expected\nSupervisor Responsibility\nDirect Reports: Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources\nIndirect Reports: May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports\nRequired Knowledge and Skills\nDeep understanding of retail execution models across multiple territories, including coverage models, routing efficiency, and labor allocation\nKnowledge of how to scale consistent execution across regions versus a single-territory focus\nStrong knowledge of performance management processes, including calibration, individual development plans, and succession planning\nUnderstanding of how to assess leadership capability and build multi-layered teams\nKnowledge of budgeting, expense management, and operating income drivers\nUnderstanding of profit and loss levers and how operational decisions impact financial outcomes\nFamiliarity with managing ongoing client relationships, expectations, and KPIs\nUnderstanding of how retail execution ties to broader client business objectives\nKnowledge of retail KPIs, reporting tools, and performance dashboards\nUnderstanding of how to translate data into actions at a regional and team level\nAbility to lead through others and coach leaders on performance, accountability, and team management\nAbility to build high-performing teams across multiple layers\nAbility to ensure consistent execution standards across multiple territories\nAbility to identify systemic gaps and drive process improvements\nAbility to balance standardization with flexibility across varied retail environments\nAbility to translate company strategy into regional execution plans\nAbility to align team priorities with client and business objectives\nAbility to identify trends and adjust execution approaches proactively\nAbility to manage budgets, forecasts, and expense controls\nAbility to make trade-off decisions to optimize cost versus performance\nAbility to connect operational execution to financial outcomes\nAbility to build and maintain relationships with client stakeholders\nAbility to manage expectations and communicate performance updates\nAbility to identify opportunities to expand business within existing accounts\nAbility to analyze reporting to identify trends, risks, and opportunities\nAbility to drive action plans based on insights\nAbility to use data to coach teams and course-correct performance\nAbility to lead change initiatives across regions or teams\nAbility to communicate effectively across field teams, leaders, and clients\nAbility to drive adoption of new programs, tools, or processes\nSystems thinking and root cause analysis\nAbility to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day execution\nAbility to make sound decisions with incomplete information across multiple variables\nAbility to influence peers, clients, and cross-functional partners\nAccountability for regional results and team performance\nTalent development and succession planning mindset\nEnvironmental & Physical Requirements\nField Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed in a retail in-store environment, which may include working in variable temperatures such as refrigerated areas, freezer sections and deli/bakery areas. The position typically requires the ability to spend 66%+ hours each workday performing the following activities: Engage in considerable physical activity, ability to lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds, stand on feet for long periods of time, use consumer goods products, prepare, and serve food and beverages safely as appropriate for the product demonstration.\nAdditional Information Regarding Job Duties\nJob duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by law.\nImportant Information\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of associates so classified. The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. 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