Remote National Grocery Sales Director

Link Snacks, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k participation

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Link Snacks is seeking a Director of Sales for National Grocery Accounts to own growth strategies, cultivate relationships with customers, and drive sales, programs and innovation to meet the company plan.

You will report to the VP of Sales, Grocery and lead a team managing the grocery channel nationwide, responsible for revenue, trade fund, selling expenses and profit goals. This role supports a remote work setup with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree in business related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in CPG sales with customers, including broker management.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Strong ability to multitask.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and understand how to use data to sell.
• Outstanding organizational, presentation, and follow‑up skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work well on their own, and also collaborate with cross‑functional internal and external teams.
• Travel 50-75%.
• Prior experience in HQ Selling, Sales Planning, Sales Strategy, Broker management preferred.
• Prior experience leading a sales team focusing on the grocery channel.
• Prior experience calling on large grocery and or mass chain accounts.

Responsibilities

• Own developing key growth strategies and cultivating customer relationships.
• Execute sales, program and innovation to drive growth to meet business goals.
• Lead a team managing the grocery channel for a designated territory.
• Deliver assigned customer revenue, trade fund, selling expense and profit goals.
• Provide business updates to senior leadership on sales results and opportunities.
• Understand competitive landscape and report on activity.

Skills

Leadership

Multitasking

Data-driven selling

Communications

Presentation skills

Follow-up skills

Entrepreneurial thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Link Snacks is seeking a Director of Sales for National Grocery Accounts to own growth strategies, cultivate relationships with customers, and drive sales, programs and innovation to meet the company plan.

You will report to the VP of Sales, Grocery and lead a team managing the grocery channel nationwide, responsible for revenue, trade fund, selling expenses and profit goals. This role supports a remote work setup with travel.