Sales Manager

Kinsa is recruiting for a: Foodservice Sales Manager
Location: Remote (Preferred: Northeast or Texas)

Our client is a long-standing premium food manufacturer with products found in grocery, deli, convenience, and foodservice channels across the country. Their brands have built a loyal following over generations through quality, innovation, and strong customer partnerships. As the Foodservice Sales Manager, you will be proactive, relationship-driven, and comfortable managing both broker partnerships and direct customer relationships. Working in a fast-paced sales environment, you must be able to drive new business, expand existing accounts, and help grow an evolving channel strategy across convenience store and foodservice markets.

• 5+ years relevant sales experience in convenience store and/or foodservice channels required; experience managing brokers, calling on accounts directly, and growing business within food & beverage or CPG environments highly preferred.

Compensation & Benefits:

• $120-125k base salary plus 15% bonus potential
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Car allowance
• PTO & paid holidays

Key Responsibilities and Goals:

• Manage and develop broker relationships across targeted markets.
• Drive new business growth within convenience stores.
• Expand existing partnerships with regional and national accounts.
• Build relationships with distributors, operators, and key channel decision makers.
• Partner cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and analytics teams.
• Support strategic growth initiatives leading into major industry opportunities and events.

Competencies Needed for Success:

• 5+ years of sales experience within convenience store and/or foodservice channels.
• Proven experience managing brokers and calling on accounts directly.
• Strong industry relationships with distributors, regional chains, or national accounts preferred.
• Comfortable in a hunter-style role focused on building and growing business.
• CPG or food & beverage sales experience preferred.
• Exposure to both retail and foodservice environments preferred.

Referrals are our best source for the top talent our clients need so if you know of anyone with these skills in the food and beverage industry, please pass me their name and email/phone number, or share this job posting with them. Kinsa pays referral bonuses if someone you refer gets hired by our client!

Check out our other food and beverage industry career opportunities at https://www.kinsa.com/food-beverage-industry-jobs/#!/

Recruiter Information:
George Blomgren
georgeb@kinsa.com