CPG Business Development & Retail Partnerships Manager

Douglas Sales Associates Inc; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas Sales Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to oversee vendor partners and customer accounts across the NY Metro market.

You will manage relationships, drive sales growth, present new items, plan promotions, set pricing, and execute contracts while coordinating with internal teams. The role requires proactive, detail-oriented professionals who can juggle multiple accounts, deadlines, and requests in a fast-paced environment, travel across the NY Metro

Qualifications

• Experience in business development or account management in the CPG industry.
• Experience working with grocery retailers, wholesalers, distributors, or consumer brands.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple vendors, customer accounts, projects, and deadlines simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple vendor partners and serve as their primary point of contact across assigned customer accounts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with buyers, category managers, distributors, and other key decision-makers.
• Develop and execute vendor and account-specific strategies designed to increase sales, distribution, and overall market presence.
• Identify growth opportunities and present new items, promotional programs, and business initiatives to customers.
• Manage new item submissions, pricing, contracts, product information, samples, presentations, and customer follow-up.
• Develop and coordinate promotional and marketing programs within approved financial guidelines.
• Monitor sales, distribution, pricing, promotional performance, and competitive activity.

Skills

Relationship building

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Travel willingness

MS Office suite

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Douglas Sales Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to oversee vendor partners and customer accounts across the NY Metro market.

You will manage relationships, drive sales growth, present new items, plan promotions, set pricing, and execute contracts while coordinating with internal teams. The role requires proactive, detail-oriented professionals who can juggle multiple accounts, deadlines, and requests in a fast-paced environment, travel across the NY Metro