Director, Foodservice Sales West Region (Previous Foodservice Manufacturer Sales Experience Required)

HUNGRY PLANET® {PREMIUM PLANT-BASED MEATS}

We’re hiring! 

Are You Hungry For Change?
There’s a hunger inside us all. When passion for the delicious meets an appetite for a better world, there’s an opportunity to change things for the better. At Hungry Planet, we're on a mission to bend the curve on human and planetary health with a full range of delicious, nutritious, plant-based meats. So, when it comes to doing right by the planet and your career, ask yourself: What are you hungry for?

Who We Are: 
Hungry Planet is an innovative, fast-growing food company that is the first to develop a full range of premium plant-based meats matching the delicious taste and texture of conventional meats. Our meats are sought after throughout the world by omnivores, carnivores, flexitarians, and vegans alike, and have a lighter environmental footprint using fewer resources from planet to production.

We have a strong, values-based culture, where employees take pride in doing what’s right for our customers, humanity, our planet, and all beings who share it. We support one another to grow professionally, learn new skills, and take on challenging experiences in the spirit of continuous improvement.

The Opportunity: Director, Foodservice Sales
This is a full-time position involving a minimum of 40 hours per week and involves extensive travel that is in the 50-75% range.
As a member of the commercial team, you will contribute holistically to the success of the Hungry Planet® brand and company. This includes driving sales in the immediate term, but also building brand equity with the trade and consumers, setting up the business for long-term success with distributors and customers, and contributing to improving our organizational capabilities over time. You will have primary responsibility for the Foodservice Channel in a Region of the US – leading all distributor, broker, and buying group relationships that impact foodservice to maximize our launch, establish our brand, and drive profitable sales.

• Manage distributor relationship with divisions and OpCos of key distributors that fall within the assigned region – planning, sales, customer service, etc. (partner with VP of foodservice on HQ calls for distributors as needed)
• Manage Broker relationships that fall within the assigned region – sales planning, key account calls, training, reporting, etc
• Within assigned region - Develop and executing the go-to-market strategy for non-commercial and commercial foodservice channels that maximizes the productivity of available resources (Includes identifying, pursuing, and closing foodservice accounts directly as well as and in partnership with distributors/brokers)
• Develop reports and entering progress into CRM database
• Plan and participate at trade shows and conferences as needed to build the Hungry Planet brand and close sales
• Partner with VP of Foodservice and other team members to forecast sales and deliver best in class customer service to our distributors and customers
• Collaborate with all members of the Hungry Planet team to drive business results and maintain a rewarding, supportive, values-based culture
• Represent Hungry Planet with the highest levels of integrity and professionalism
• Maintain a flexible travel schedule in order to most effectively engage with clients and prospects, while wisely keeping expenses within budget and reasonable
• Must have proven and extensive existing relationships and knowledge of working with corporate accounts and foodservice distributors nationally
• Must have a demonstrable, proven track record of targeting and closing new accounts
• Set up sales initiative, incentives, and programs in Foodservice classes of trade

• 7-10+ years’ recent Foodservice sales experience managing sales teams and corporate accounts (Manufacturer experience preferred)
• Experience in understanding and executing sales within company goals
• Ability to train, motivate and build a great team environment for direct representative
• Proven track record of leveraging relationships to achieve business goals
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related desired
• Ability to work and maintain a flexible travel schedule in order to meet customer expectations and availability, including a Valid US Driver’s license
• Demonstrated negotiation and persuasion skills as well as demonstrate effective public speaking and presentation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable with data and interpretation of data
• Willingness to travel nationally on a regular basis

Hungry Planet® is a fast-growing food company that has developed a full range of premium plant-based meats having the delicious taste and texture of conventional meat. The company's premium plant-based meats are sought after by omnivores, carnivores, flexitarians, and vegans alike, and have a lighter environmental footprint using fewer resources from planet to production. Hungry Planet’s expansion from serving the Foodservice industry to offering Direct to Consumer sales in mid-2020 has resulted in ongoing growth. Hungry Planet’s chef-crafted recipes are growing in popularity on social channels and the Hungry Planet® brand is becoming more broadly available through online channels, grocery stores, and food service establishments.