Field Sales Representative - Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLCAbout the role
Be Part of the Future of Sleep!
At Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), we're more than a mattress company, we're a leading global sleep company with a mission to help people sleep better so they can live healthier lives. With a 150-year heritage in delivering industry-leading sleep solutions, we own iconic brands including Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®.
What You'll Do:
Serta Simmons Bedding, a leader in the sleep industry and home to iconic brands like Serta®, Beautyrest®, and Tuft & Needle®, is seeking a motivated and results-driven Field Sales Representative to join our dynamic team.
In this role, you’ll serve as the face of our brand in your territory—building strong relationships with retail partners, driving sales growth, and ensuring our products are positioned for success. Ideal candidates thrive in fast-paced, relationship-oriented environments and are passionate about delivering value through trusted, high-quality products. If you're someone who enjoys being on the road, connecting with clients, and promoting industry-leading sleep solutions, this is a great opportunity to grow your career with a company that’s redefining the way the world sleeps.
How You'll Do It:
Communicates Effectively:
Strong presentation and facilitation skills in a variety of settings: one-on-one, small, and large
groups
Ability to adapt training style and message to fit the audience and business needs
Effectively communicate product promotions, upcoming events, and new product launches
Proactively share best practices and actionable strategies to maximize brand performance
Plans and Aligns:
Partner with Account Management to develop and execute territory action plan to drive
sales, balance of share, and overall market share according to both regional and/or
national objectives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align key tasks and activities and provide
regular updates
Ability to prioritize store visit activities to identify and execute opportunities to maximize
impact, increase advocacy, and sell through
Drives Results:
Facilitate and lead retailer Top Management partnership meetings, demonstrating strong
commitment to joint business objectives
Establish sales priorities, action plans and participate in retailer activities and functions
Utilize sales activity reporting tools to prioritize store visit activities and manage expense
forecasts effectively
Recommend and structure territory sales programs designed to increase business opportunities
Provide partners with tools, strategies, and resources to improve in-store sales performance and
drive profitable growth
Build Relationships & Customer Focus:
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Build trusted relationships with top retailers to understand local strategies and align on
collaborative solutions that increase sales, engage and motivate others to drive brand
advocacy
Maintain a customer focus mindset in all territory initiatives. Serve as a strategic partner to build
customer centric solutions
Assume active ownership of assigned sales territory and respond to specific market needs,
and initiate needed action
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience with at least 2 years training and/or retail
selling experience with strong preference towards the bedding, furniture, durables, or other
premium consumer product categories
Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail and prioritization of tasks
Effective communicator, able to convey both written and verbal messages clearly and concisely
Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and evenings to accommodate the needs of the business
Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
Requires 85-90% travel within assigned territory, primarily day travel with occasional overnight
travel.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation is required
Why work at Serta Simmons Bedding?
When you join SSB, you become part of a winning and diverse team that is excited and committed to helping people get better sleep. We provide inspiring career opportunities, competitive benefits, employee perks, and the chance to be part of the future of sleep.
Benefits and Perks (USA, Salary non-union- optional):
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Health, Dental, and Vision
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Annual employee contribution
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