Natural Food Sales + Grocery Territory Manager - New York City

Natural Food Sales + Grocery Territory Manager

Green Spoon Sales is the leading independent natural products sales agency representing the most exciting CPG brands nationwide. We are a mission-driven organization committed to transforming the retail landscape by expanding shelf space for healthier, cleaner, and more sustainable products.

Green Spoon Sales is looking for a positive, passionate, and detail-oriented Territory Manager based in the Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn areas of New York City.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Represent our brands in stores with merchandising: Improving the product mix, improving shelf placement, building displays, restocking inventory.
• Introduce new products from our brands to grocery retailers throughout the territory.
• Develop positive and trusting relationships with all individual stores within your territory.
• Develop positive and trusting relationships with all principal clients.
• Develop positive and collaborative relationships with all Green Spoon team members and departments.
• Become knowledgeable about our brand partners, their products and how to best present and sell them into your assigned stores.
• Be proactive in supporting retailers, distributors and principals with resets, store openings and trade shows.
• Audit stores to maintain a record of new and existing placement and maintain quality communication with all retailers, distributors, principals, and Green Spoon team members.
• Develop positive and collaborative relationships with Distributor Account Managers (uNFI/KeHE, etc)
• Work and build relationship with distributor reps in the territory, UNFI & KeHE specifically.
• Write turnover orders filling voids, case stack deals, and new item placement.
• Develop a complete understanding of all Green Spoon field tools, applications and selling resources available to you.
• Update internal tracking applications on a daily basis.
• Use and Maintain all required Green Spoon Field Tools.

Requirements

• Positive attitude
• Great attention to detail
• Proficiency in MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask
• Interest in organic food and products
• Must have reliable transportation to get store to store and carry samples
• Must own a smartphone and computer to perform duties
• College degree preferred
• Natural food and grocery experience required
• Must excel in both verbal and written communication
• Some overnight travel may be required based on geographic territory

Some of the awesome benefits you will receive as a Team Member at Green Spoon!

• 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!)

Thank you in advance for your interest in Green Spoon. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we're unable to respond to individual inquiries by phone. Someone from our team will contact you directly via email if you are selected to move forward in the hiring process.

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