Food Service Sales Manager, New York City
Location: NYC metropolitan area
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Timing: First quarter of 2025
About the role:
We're looking for a Food Service Sales Manager to lead the growth of a plant-based meat product by expanding sales in the New York Metro area. The ideal candidate is a go-getter with a proactive approach and excellent interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities:
- Drive sales by delivering engaging product presentations and tastings to integrate products into customer menus.
- Build and expand partnerships with distributors, restaurants, and caterers.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, collaborating with distributor sales teams.
- Update and manage sales CRM.
- Represent the company at trade shows with live cooking demos and lead generation.
- Ensure customer success through regular check-ins and strategic support.
- Execute sales strategies, manage the sales funnel, and process purchase orders.
- Track sales progress, meet goals, and provide market feedback for product improvements.
Requirements:
- Industry Expertise: 3+ years of sales or business development experience in food service, ideally with innovative or startup food brands.
- Market Knowledge: Understanding of food service dynamics, including distributors, brokers, and restaurants; existing NY-area relationships preferred.
- Sales & People Skills: Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities; skilled at building relationships with chefs and stakeholders.
- Self-Starter: Entrepreneurial mindset, hunter mentality, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Culinary Background: Experience in food service or restaurants with a passion for food (culinary skills preferred).
- Team-Oriented: Collaborative team player open to feedback and continuous improvement.
- Tech & Tools: Proficiency in MS Office and CRM systems.
- Mission-Driven: Enthusiasm for plant-based meat alternatives and food sustainability.
- Flexible & Mobile: Willingness to travel regularly in the NY Metro Area and occasionally beyond.
- Additional Skills: Strong organizational and time-management skills; bachelor’s degree preferred.
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive, commensurate with experience.
If you're passionate about food, restaurants, and winning deals, we want to hear from you!
Want to learn more or apply? Please apply by hitting the apply button on the right of this page.
What you can expect from us:
- All applications and conversations are strictly confidential until you let us know otherwise.
- We review all resumes and applications. We do our best to respond to every applicant, however, when our capacity is limited, we’re unable to respond to every inquiry. Candidates who are a strong fit for this role will always hear from us.
- We encourage job seekers passionate about food sustainability to check out additional jobs on the Alt Protein Careers job board, and to follow Alt Protein Careers on Linkedin.
- Additional details about the company will be shared with candidates upon our first conversation with you.
