Assistant Sales Manager (West Region)

Synear Foods USA LLC

$120K — $130K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of sales experience in food industry
  • Experience managing broker networks and customer accounts preferred
  • Background with Costco or national retail accounts highly preferred
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Ability to analyze sales data and create persuasive presentations
  • Self-driven and proactive with a strong sense of ownership
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Manage broker networks across multiple regions to execute sales initiatives effectively
  • Build and maintain relationships with Costco buyers and other key customers
  • Track and manage customer projects, product launches, and promotions
  • Conduct store visits to identify market conditions and growth opportunities
  • Attend warehouse openings, trade shows, and customer meetings
  • Act as primary contact for account-related issues and coordinate with internal teams
  • Facilitate collaborations with R&D and Production to enhance product quality
  • Analyze sales performance data to support business reviews and forecasting
  • Assist VP of Sales in producing monthly reports and ensuring targets are met
  • Provide feedback during sensory tastings and assist in product development

Benefits

  • Full-time position with onsite work 5 days a week
  • Travel requirements may be up to 30% of the time
  • Performance bonus up to 30%
  • Opportunities for professional development in the food industry
  • Collaborative environment with cross-department interactions
Full Job Description
Job Description

This is a full-time position, fully onsite 5 days a week. Travel will be required based on business needs and may account for up to 30% of the time.

  • Manage assigned broker networks across multiple U.S. regions and ensure sales initiatives are executed effectively.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with Costco buyers, brokers, distributors, and other key customers.
  • Track and manage customer projects, product launches, promotions, and business initiatives from start to finish.
  • Conduct regular store visits, monitor market conditions, and identify growth opportunities.
  • Attend Costco warehouse openings, regional events, trade shows, and customer meetings.
  • Serve as the primary contact for account-related issues and coordinate with internal teams to resolve operational or logistics challenges.
  • Facilitate cross-department collaborations with R&D, Production, Quality, and other relevant departments to drive product development and enhance product quality based on customer and consumer feedback.
  • Analyze sales performance and customer data to support business reviews, forecasting, and customer presentations.
  • Assist the VP of Sales and Marketing in producing monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential market and sales trends. Coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share, monitoring performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plans.
  • Update R&D team on a variety of food trends to create new SKUs and improve existing recipes.
  • Being a key member of weekly/monthly sensory tasting to provide instant feedback on product quality.
  • Work alongside the CEO to implement new sales initiatives.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned
  • Pay: $120,000- $130,000/ year + up to 30% performance bonus


Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • Minimum 5 years of sales experience in the food industry, with a proven track record of driving business growth and achieving sales objectives.
  • Experience managing broker networks, customer accounts, and cross-functional projects within the food industry is strongly preferred.
  • Prior experience working with Costco, club channel customers, or national retail accounts highly preferred.
  • Strong project management, organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to understand sales performance metrics and leverage data-driven insights to develop persuasive business cases and customer presentations.
  • Self-driven, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.
  • Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
  • Proficient in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, and other business applications.


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