REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR - FRESH&READY, TX (REMOTE)

Compass Group, North America; Corpus Christi (TX); Remote; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A company specializing in fresh-prepared foods is seeking a Regional Sales Director in Corpus Christi, Texas. The role involves new business development for commissary sales, targeting sectors such as grocery and healthcare. Ideal candidates will have a proven sales record and experience in foodservice sales. This position offers a salary between $65,000 and $70,000 plus commissions.

Benefits

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Voluntary Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas in foodservice or related fields.
• Experience with self-operated sales in healthcare or education sectors.
• Strong consultative skills with high emotional intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Develop a territory plan for new revenue.
• Conduct full-cycle selling including prospecting and contract launch.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure product quality and safety.

Skills

Sales cycle management

Communication skills

Consultative selling

CRM usage

Job description

Fresh&Ready Foods

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 + commissions

We invite you to apply for the Regional Sales Director position at Fresh&Ready Foods. Please note that this role is focused on new business development for commissary sales across key channels.

Job Summary:

Are you passionate about fresh-prepared, grab and go food and building high impact partnerships? Do you thrive on discovering new prospects, crafting solutions, and closing self-operated and/or multi-site deals? If so, Fresh&Ready is looking for you.

Fresh&Ready, a group of private label food companies, part of Canteen, a division of Compass Group North America, has a Regional Sales Director position available focusing exclusively on new business development for commissary sales across key channels—grocery, regional airports/airlines, convenience/retail stores, and self-operated healthcare, education, and hospitality—introducing a chef-crafted portfolio of ready-to-eat sandwiches, salads, wraps, entrées, snack packs, and box lunches that operators can deploy at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a territory plan to maximize net new revenue across priority and self-operated verticals (grocery, healthcare, education, convenience/retail, hospitality/resorts/casinos, airports/airlines).
• Run full-cycle selling: targeted prospecting, discovery & menu gap analysis, solution design (assortment/pack size/shelf life), pricing, sampling/tastings, RFPs, contracting, launch, and post-launch optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Culinary, QA, Production, and Logistics to ensure specs and service levels align with Canteen Commissary food safety standards and operational capabilities.
• Build data-driven category stories—sell-through, margin, waste reduction, and labor savings—and present compelling business cases to multi-stakeholder buying teams.
• Maintain accurate CRM pipeline, forecasts, and next steps; provide weekly KPI updates and quarterly business reviews.
• Represent the brand at regional industry events and trade shows; consistently communicate our sustainability and food safety commitments.

Qualifications:

• Self-motivated hunter with a track record of exceeding quota in foodservice/CPG or fresh prepared/grab and go sales.
• Experience with converting self-operated prospects in one or more of: healthcare, education, grocery & convenience chains, hospitality (resorts/casinos), airport/airline concessions verticals.
• Excellent communication, discovery, and presentation skills; consultative and solutions-oriented with high emotional intelligence for self-operated client base.
• Strong command of sales cycles required to close multi-site and/or multi-stakeholder deals; disciplined CRM usage.
• Operational fluency (pack sizes, shelf life, logistics windows) and appreciation for QA/food safety standards in regulated environments.

Benefits:

Associates at Fresh&Ready Foods are offered many fantastic benefits, including Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, and more.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.