Foodservice Sales Director Job at DBF Recruiting LLC, Fort Worth, TX

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  • DBF Recruiting LLC
  • Fort Worth, TX

Job Description

Food manufacturing company is seeking a Director of Sales. Position with a hybrid role with approximate 20% travel. Strong preference for candidates for live or are willing to relocate to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. If a candidate lives in other areas of Texas and is willing to commute to the office in Fort Worth once or twice a week, that may be a possibility as well. Position is an individual contributor role.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the identification of new business opportunities within frozen foods including category expansion, channel growth, and entry into new markets.
  • Manage product ideation/qualification/initiation, product cuttings, obtain commitment, launch project, product commercialization, product launch
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, delivering communications and acting as first line of defense for customer issue resolution, and managing internal resolution response
  • Responsible for accurate demand planning and inputs to Supply Chain team, addressing gaps to Customer Annual Strategic Plan as well as seasonal/promotional ramp ups and ramp downs.
  • Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, gaps in the market, and opportunities for differentiation/expansion in the categories.

Qualifications

  • Strong preference for BA/BS, but will consider experience in lieu of degree
  • 7+ years' of sales leadership experience
  • 5+ years' of experience in foodservice industry sales
  • Experience working w/ restaurant chains, retail foodservice, and co-manufacturers
  • Track record of driving growth within existing clients and adding new clients

Company prefers local candidates, but will consider relocation for the right candidate.

Job Tags

Seasonal work, Local area, Relocation,

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