[Remote] Assistant Sales Manager (East Region)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Synear Foods USA is a subsidiary of Synear Food Holdings, a leading frozen food manufacturer. They are seeking an Assistant Sales Manager to manage broker networks, build relationships with key customers, and analyze sales performance to drive business growth.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned broker networks across multiple U.S. regions and ensure sales initiatives are executed effectively
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Costco buyers, brokers, distributors, and other key customers
- Track and manage customer projects, product launches, promotions, and business initiatives from start to finish
- Conduct regular store visits, monitor market conditions, and identify growth opportunities
- Attend Costco warehouse openings, regional events, trade shows, and customer meetings
- Serve as the primary contact for account-related issues and coordinate with internal teams to resolve operational or logistics challenges
- Facilitate cross-department collaborations with R&D, Production, Quality, and other relevant departments to drive product development and enhance product quality based on customer and consumer feedback
- Analyze sales performance and customer data to support business reviews, forecasting, and customer presentations
- Assist the VP of Sales and Marketing in producing monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential market and sales trends. Coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share, monitoring performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plans
- Update R&D team on a variety of food trends to create new SKUs and improve existing recipes
- Being a key member of weekly/monthly sensory tasting to provide instant feedback on product quality
- Work alongside the CEO to implement new sales initiatives
- Perform other tasks as assigned
Skills
- A bachelor's degree is required
- Minimum 5 years of sales experience in the food industry, with a proven track record of driving business growth and achieving sales objectives
- Strong project management, organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to understand sales performance metrics and leverage data-driven insights to develop persuasive business cases and customer presentations
- Self-driven, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- Proficient in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, and other business applications
- Experience managing broker networks, customer accounts, and cross-functional projects within the food industry is strongly preferred
- Prior experience working with Costco, club channel customers, or national retail accounts highly preferred
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