Market Sales Manager
Job Description
Bring poppi (PepsiCo) retail execution to life in Oakland, CA with a role built around field leadership, day-to-day store presence, and measurable brand growth. You will drive performance across large-format, convenience & gas, and away-from-home accounts while expanding the brand footprint in your territory.
Compensation: $73,400 - $122,850 per year. Actual starting salary will be based on location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education.
What you’ll do
- Own in-store execution and poppi brand growth across your assigned territory.
- Maximize upsell opportunities tied to poppi displays and equipment.
- Coordinate with sales leadership to support smooth communication around retailer activations, key initiatives, and upcoming focus areas.
- Build and maintain strong retailer relationships to support overall brand growth.
- Provide leadership and coaching so supported teams deliver maximum impact in the market.
- Partner with the PepsiCo field sales team to implement strategies that support brand development and improve performance.
- Use syndicated data to identify opportunities, guide sales strategy, and drive impactful market execution.
- Participate in local and regional crew drives and sales blitzes to support market development goals.
What you bring
- 1+ years of industry-related experience (Consumer Packaged Goods, Food & Beverage, Retail, and/or Grocery).
- Experience planning and executing sales strategies, including high-level in-store execution in both large and small format accounts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and experience using sales-tracking software.
- A valid state driver’s license for the posted state or territory, along with reliable transportation per state requirements for motor vehicles.
Tools you’ll use
- Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
Schedule and physical requirements
- Travel required for business-related meetings and field-based market blitzes.
- Some lifting and movement of moderate loads require 50-pound lifting.
- Willingness to work outside standard business hours, including evenings and weekends, based on business demands.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and type for long periods.
- Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.
Benefits
- Performance bonus: 15% of annual salary target payout, paid quarterly (subject to eligibility).
- Paid time off (subject to eligibility), including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Disability and health benefits
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life)
- Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
How you work
- Driver mindset: commitment to building brand awareness and strong work ethic in fast-paced sales environments.
- Great communicator: ability to tailor your message and keep teams moving.
- Integrity: decisions guided by doing the right thing, even when unsupervised.
- Detail-focused execution: belief that execution matters and precision in the work.
- Resourceful problem solving: ability to find answers, make decisions, and maintain momentum when things are unclear.
PepsiCo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other applicable laws, including but not limited to San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919 (San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance) and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance).