Northwest Sales Manager

Azteca Milling LP, the producer of MASECA, is a division of Gruma Corporation. With over 60 years of experience, Gruma is the world's largest producer of corn masa flour.  Azteca Milling L.P. has an immediate opening for a Northwest Sales Manager. This position is responsible for the sales of corn flour to businesses that use corn flour to make tortillas, chips, and other food products.

• Maintain existing customer base.
• Identify market and business opportunities.
• Achieve budgeted sales volume growth expectations.
• Arrange for product testing opportunities.
• Review sales trends regularly.
• Accurately forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual sales.
• Travel as required to maintain and service the customer base and generate additional business.
• Co-supervision of support staff, Technical Services, and Sales Coordinators.
• Develop expertise with both the tortilla processing equipment and the product line for corn tortillas.
• Support the Trade Show activities.
• Develop good working relationships with other departments (accounting, QA, Technical Services, Operations, Customer Service, Warehousing, Transportation, HR, etc.)
• Become thoroughly knowledgeable about the business of our customers and potential customers.
• Generate weekly and monthly reports as required.
• Develop strong business relationships with customer base.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year university; plus, three to four years of related sales experience and/or training; *Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commission, proportions, percentages, and volume.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Power BI, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• Bilingual English & Spanish required.

Salary Range: $97,000.00 - $125,000.00 annually plus a 10% Bonus.

Full Benefits Packet including:

Health, Vision and Dental insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, 401(k) matching, & Flexible spending accounts, Dependent Care FSA, Health Care FSA, Company car, Company cell phone, Travel incentives, Sales comissions, Relocation package available.

This position requires the candidate to either reside in the northern region of California or relocate to the area.

Gruma Corporation and its affiliates, including but not limited to Azteca Milling, L.P., are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely for the purposes of determining suitability for employment, verifying your identity, and maintaining employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as state and local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity with-out imposing undue hardship on Gruma. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.