Head of Foodservice

Confido

• $150K — $180K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of hands-on foodservice experience in sectors like CPG manufacturing, broker, distributor, or GPO
  • Deep knowledge of foodservice pricing and contracts across various stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of major foodservice management companies like Compass and Sodexo
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills with diverse stakeholders
  • Strategic thinker regarding the future of the foodservice channel
  • Ability to translate business processes into clear product requirements
  • Willingness to work in NYC Headquarters 5 days a week

Responsibilities

  • Shape the foodservice product roadmap with collaboration from Product and Engineering teams
  • Convert foodservice processes into product requirements for various operational aspects
  • Synthesize customer feedback and market insights into actionable strategies
  • Lead discovery and design sessions with key foodservice stakeholders
  • Guide customers through implementation and train them on the platform
  • Act as the foodservice subject matter expert and collaborate on addressing problem escalations
  • Represent Confido at industry events and collaborate with sales and marketing teams for effective outreach

Benefits

  • Equity in the company
  • Fully paid health coverage through Aetna
  • Top-tier dental and vision coverage
  • Comprehensive fertility and family-forming support through Carrot Fertility Pro
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Unlimited PTO with regular 4-day holiday weekends
  • 401(k) plan through Vestwell
  • Paid relocation support to NYC
  • Fully equipped workspace from day one
  • Team perks including catered lunches and snacks featuring partner products
Full Job Description
The Role

We're hiring a Head of Foodservice to lead how Confido serves the channel. Foodservice brands often struggle to see who's buying their products and connect that activity to what they're owed and what they spend. You'll help turn that visibility into automated order-to-cash, better trade planning, and recovered revenue - setting priorities with Product and Engineering, guiding our customer implementations, and shaping how Confido shows up in the foodservice market.

What You'll Do

Product & Engineering
  • Shape the foodservice roadmap with Product and Engineering, and set business priorities, validate designs, and ensure we're solving the most important foodservice challenges
  • Turn foodservice processes into clear product requirements across integrations, pricing, billback validation, contracts and bids, GPO programs, accruals, and forecasting
  • Synthesize customer feedback and market intelligence into actionable product insights

Customers
  • Lead discovery and design sessions with foodservice brands, from AR and deductions teams to trade, sales, and operations leaders
  • Guide customers through foodservice implementation on Confido, and train brands on how to manage their foodservice business in the platform, from validating billbacks to planning spend
  • Act as the go-to foodservice expert and partner with Customer Success to shape QBR messaging and address escalations related to complex foodservice problems

Go-to-Market
  • Be Confido's voice in foodservice with customers, prospects, partners and at industry events
  • Collaborate with sales and marketing teams on discovery calls, deal support, content, and webinars
  • Track shifts in how brands, distributors, and GPOs price, plan and operate, and turn them into insights for the broader team
What You Bring

Must Have:
  • 7+ years of hands-on foodservice experience at a CPG manufacturer, broker, distributor or GPO, in trade, revenue management, sales operations, deductions or finance
  • Deep knowledge of foodservice pricing and contracts across distributors, operators and GPOs
  • Working knowledge of GPOs and foodservice management companies such as Compass/Foodbuy, Sodexo, Aramark/Avendra, Premier and HPSI
  • Strong cross-functional communicator, equally comfortable with a customer's finance lead, distributor partner, or product manager
  • Strategic thinker who can see where the foodservice channel is headed and how technology should change the way brands manage it
  • Ability to translate business processes into product requirements and work closely with engineers
  • Willingness to work at our NYC Headquarters 5 days a week

Nice to Have:
  • Functional expertise in a specific foodservice segment: Restaurants, K-12, College & University, Healthcare, Workplace Dining, Lodging, Travel & Recreation, Military & Government, etc.
  • Experience with foodservice TPM, contract management or deduction software
  • Familiarity with foodservice data sources such as distributor depletion reports, Meal Ticket, and CREST
Perks + Benefits
  • Equity - own a meaningful piece of the company you're helping build
  • Fully paid health coverage through Aetna - we cover 100% of employee premiums
  • Top-tier dental and vision coverage through Guardian
  • Carrot Fertility Pro - comprehensive fertility and family-forming support
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Unlimited PTO - plus regular 4-day holiday weekends we actually take
  • 401(k) through Vestwell
  • Paid relocation support - we'll help you make the move to NYC
  • Fully equipped workspace from day one - laptop, monitor, keyboard, and a $200 stipend to personalize your setup
  • Team perks - catered Friday lunches, team dinners, and unlimited coffee + snacks featuring products from the brands we work with


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