CSE Giant Eagle

Why Hershey: At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day. Location

Hershey, PA preferred  East Coast or Midwest major airport  About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.

Guided by our employee value proposition,  Lead Today. Create Tomorrow,  we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our  One Hershey  mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.   How will you fit into the big picture?

As a critical member of the Hershey Sales team, theCustomer Sales Executive Giant Eagle will be accountable for profitably growing the portfolio, with a clear mandate to build distribution, strengthen customer partnerships and unlock new whitespace across an emerging and strategically important business.  This role requires a people-first leader who can coach and develop direct reports, set clear priorities, create accountability and build capability while also operating with an entrepreneurial mindset. The CSE will work closely with brokers, distributors, retail customers, internal cross-functional partners and key contacts within the business to align plans, accelerate execution and deliver sustainable growth. What will you do?

Accountabilities

Lead, coach and develop direct reports to deliver against growth, distribution, share and profitability objectives.  Own customer and channel growth strategies for Giant Eagle, driving distribution, visibility and profitable expansion.  Identify whitespace opportunities and translate innovative ideas into scalable commercial growth.  Build and leverage strong partnerships with brokers, distributors and Hershey USA stakeholders to accelerate execution and business results.  Develop and execute annual and long-term business plans supported by customer insights, syndicated data and marketplace trends.  Partner cross-functionally to deliver customer, innovation and commercial priorities while representing the business in key customer and internal forums.

Experience & Business Leadership

5+ years of progressive sales experience in Consumer Packaged Goods or a related commercial capacity  People leadership experience an asset, including coaching, prioritization, performance management and development of direct reports  Experience working with brokers, distributors, indirect sales models or multi-partner execution networks  Strong understanding of the retail landscape, with the