Natural Food, Grocery Field Sales Specialist

🕒 April 11

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏙️ Outside Sales

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Green Spoon Sales

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201 - 500 employees

🤝 B2B

🛒 Retail

B2B • Food & Beverage • Retail

Green Spoon Sales is a national natural food and beverage brokerage committed to ethical business practices and positively impacting communities. The company aims to shake up the food industry by building partnerships that will reshape the future of food in the marketplace. With nine regions across the country, Green Spoon Sales boasts a team structure that allows them to be experts at the local level. The company's dedication to ethical practices and community impact sets it apart in the food brokerage industry.

📋 Description

• The Field Sales Specialist - Specialized Projects Team supports leadership-directed, high-priority initiatives for brands and key retail partners. • This role blends field sales, store level execution, merchandising excellence, and relationship management to drive distribution, visibility, and performance across Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, and other strategic approved accounts. • Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Sales & Account Support: Support assigned store level accounts and department managers through in-store sales projects tied to broader account strategies. • Support new products and authorized items sales initiatives in grocery retailers throughout the territory. • Fill voids, support case stack deals, and secure secondary sales opportunities. • Develop, maintain, and strengthen positive, trusted relationships with principal clients, retailers, and distributor partners. • Serve as a brand ambassador and commercial advocate in the field, ensuring retail partners are supported and informed. • Field Execution & Merchandising: Represent Green Spoon brands in stores through high-impact merchandising execution, including: Improving product mix and shelf placement, Building displays and securing secondary placements, Restocking inventory as needed to support sales initiatives. • Proactively support retailers, distributors, and select principals with resets, store openings, special projects. • Conduct store audits to track new and existing placements, execution quality, and compliance with approved initiatives. • Maintain consistent, high-quality communication with retailers, distributors, principals, and internal Green Spoon team members. • Accurately update internal tracking and reporting applications on a daily basis. • Maintain a deep understanding of assigned brands and product lines, with knowledge comparable to principals. Stay informed on category trends, promotional initiatives, and retailer expectations relevant to assigned projects.

🎯 Requirements

• Natural food and grocery industry experience required. • Whole Foods Market and/or Sprouts experience strongly preferred. • Experience working with distributors such as UNFI and KeHE. • Strong understanding of retail merchandising, resets, and in-store sales execution. • College degree preferred. • Strong sales mindset with the ability to influence outcomes at the store level. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Highly organized with strong attention to detail. • Self-motivated with a positive, solutions-oriented attitude. • Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). • Comfortable using digital tools and applications for reporting and communication. • Genuine interest in organic, natural, and mission-driven food products. • Reliable transportation to travel store-to-store and transport samples. • Valid driver’s license and ability to meet insurance requirements. • Ownership of a smartphone and computer to perform job duties.

🏖️ Benefits

• Amazing company culture! • 15%-25%+ higher salary package over competitive agencies • 401k Match Plan - 100% Employer Match up to 4% of Salary • 100% covered strong Health insurance plan • 100% covered strong Dental insurance plan • 100% covered strong Vision insurance plan • Critical Illness & Accident & Hospital Indemnity insurance • Employee assistance program • Flexible spending account • Health savings account • Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance • Life insurance • Strong PTO Plan • Paid Personal Wellness Days • 10 Paid Holidays (Birthday - paid day off) • "Home for the Holidays" Break • Bi-Monthly Office Allowance • Annual Team Builds • Annual Wellness Reimbursement • Paid Volunteer Hours – 1% For The Planet (Team on a Mission!)