Senior Account Executive, Retail Media

HelloFresh; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Generous PTO & sabbatical

Health and wellness benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Discount on HelloFresh subscriptions

Employee Resource Groups

Inclusive, collaborative culture

Job summary

HelloFresh, a global meal kit company, is seeking an Account Executive for Retail Media in Illinois. The role focuses on selling advertising solutions to national CPG brands and their agencies, building strategic programs, and driving revenue growth.

You will serve as a strategic partner to clients, leveraging GenAI to optimize sales processes and deliver measurable business outcomes. Requirements include 5–7 years of sales success, strong communication skills, a BA/BS degree, and willingness to

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of successful sales experience with national CPG brands or agencies handling product sampling, couponing, shopper marketing, or digital/trade marketing.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding renewal goals and margins.
• Demonstrated success at growing repeat business and building client relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, on the phone, and via email.
• Experience using GenAI to create streamlined processes that support sales.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the sales process from opening new business to closing add-on and incremental opportunities.
• Create strategic marketing solutions for CPG clients.
• Augment and optimize sales and prospecting processes using Generative AI tools to grow sales.
• Develop territory sales plans to meet or exceed growth and revenue goals.
• Build and maintain strong client and agency relationships and represent HelloFresh externally.

Skills

Sales

Communication

GenAI

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Generative AI

Job description

At HelloFresh, our mission is simple: to change the way people eat, forever. As a global digital-native FMCG company and the world's leading mealkit provider, we are transforming the traditional food supply chain through a data-driven, on-demand model that enables scalable and more sustainable food delivery. The HelloFresh Group includes eight brands serving customers across multiple meal occasions, including HelloFresh, Green Chef, EveryPlate, and Chefs Plate, as well as ready-to-eat meals from Factor and YouFoodz, meat and seafood subscriptions through Good Chop, and pet nutrition with The Pets Table. Through technology, data, and culinary innovation, we deliver personalized food experiences to millions of households worldwide.

The Retail Media team helps national brands connect with Hello Fresh Group’s customers via product samples, recipe integration, digital activations, brand experiences, and meal kit sponsorship.

Position Description:

Hello Fresh seeks an Account Executive, Retail Media to build on the success of this unique offering and to increase sales. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of successful sales experience working with national CPG Brands and the digital agencies that represent them for product sampling, couponing, shopper marketing, digital and trade marketing. You will act as a strategic partner to your assigned clients and sell a broad range of advertising solutions that will ensure that their business goals are met.

You will...

• Manage all aspects of the sales process including opening and developing new business, closing add-on and incremental business, determining needs, and proposing compelling programs.
• Create strategic marketing solutions for CPG clients
• Augment and optimize our sales and prospecting processes leveraging Generative AI tools to grow sales
• Develop sales plan for territory to meet or exceed growth and revenue goal
• Build and maintain strong client and agency relationships
• Represent HelloFresh as one of the company’s key external evangelists

You have...

• 5-7 years years successful sales experience
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding renewal goals and margins
• Demonstrated success at growing repeat business
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, phone, and email
• Experience using GenAI to create streamlined processes that can support sales
• Emotional intelligence, positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy, attention to detail, strong follow through
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, hands-on, rapidly changing environment
• Ability/willingness to travel domestically
• BA/BS degree

You'll get...

• Competitive salary, 401k with company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Generous PTO, including sabbatical, and parental leave of up to 16 weeks
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education (upon 2 years of service)
• Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that are open to all employees, including those pertaining to BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ+
• Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

New York Pay Range

$101,430-$124,200 USD

Illinois Pay Range

$94,815-$116,100 USD