Director Client Solutions, Walgreens

DESCRIPTION

Possess a deep knowledge of Walgreens, the drug channel and retail marketplace. Be deeply connected to Walgreens Operations, Merchandising, Supplier Community, Shopper and Leadership. To be the "go to" person by the Walgreens' leadership team for best practices, innovation and engagement. Always Lead Premium's and The Acosta Group brand with professionalism. To have a bias for growth by driving sales and constantly exploring additional services which drive revenue and margin generating opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible and accountable for all Walgreens WPRE controllable items. To include but not limited to - revenue, completion-compliance results, forecasting, and issue resolution.

• Manage on-site team of (5) Business Development Managers and (1) Project Manager.

• Provides leadership and development to team members with respect to employee, business, and ethical issues including cultivating positive team and growth environment

• Deliver growth and KPI targets for Premium and clients for all WPRE customers serviced by the team

• Responsible for effectively managing business relations within Walgreens

• Must have a keen knowledge of Walgreens category programs, calculations/methodology and their financial impact on the team

• Foster relationship with Client Operations team maintain relationships with this team for client invoicing and ticket resolution

• Responsible for consistently evaluating the team's Business Development Managers and Project Manager and providing feedback to enhance performance

• Responsible for the implementation and execution of Walgreens and customer supplier plans to drive maximum value

• Owns the communication and transfer of knowledge about Walgreens changes and insights to drive understanding across relevant Premium stakeholder positions

• Intelligently analyze, benchmark, interpret data across multiple sources to identify opportunities to promote/sell additional Premium and Acosta Group services

• Develop and present customer presentations

• Develop meeting content and lead WPRE Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Business Review meetings

• Conduct Supplier and Merchant Business Review meetings

• Train WPRE team to achieve high performance results

• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications-Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in business or related experience, 5 years CPG industry experience with 2 years of headquarter selling experience.

• Chicago, IL based position able to commute daily to Deerfield, IL

• Computer Skills: Intermediate Microsoft Office skills including Excel with pivot tables, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint

• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations : None.

• Physical Demands: Office - sitting, typing, answering calls, walking to meetings, etc. (INCLUDE MERCHANDISER REP DEMANDS)

• Supervisory Responsibilities : Yes.

• Work Environment : Walgreens office, remote, and field environment, with 25% or less travel.

Specific Skills:

• Leadership and management skills

• Results oriented

• Problem solving

• Interpersonal skills

• Sales skills

• Presentation skills

• Optimistic in uncertainty

• Professionalism in every way

• Growth oriented

• Self-awareness

• Customer service oriented

ABOUT US

Premium brings brands to life, engaging and exciting shoppers in-store and online for retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Walgreens and dozens more in all retail channels.

When you work with Premium, you're gaining a strategic partner focused on crafting tailored retail solutions designed to win. Our people and technologies extend your reach to deliver the best customer experience while driving sales.

Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.

Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Category: Administration

Position Type: Full time

Business Unit: Sales

Salary Range: $113,000.00 - $128,600.00

Company: Premium Retail Services, LLC

Req ID: 3567