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Job description
Help take one of the most exciting brands in food to its next stage of growth.
Bachan’s is hiring a Director of Sales – Strategic Grocery to lead and grow some of our most important conventional grocery partnerships.
This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced CPG sales leader who knows how to build retailer relationships, create winning customer strategies, and turn brand momentum into sustainable growth.
You’ll own a portfolio of strategic grocery customers that includes Kroger, Albertsons/Safeway, Ahold Delhaize, Wegmans, Wakefern, and Market Basket —leading the business from strategy through execution.
What You’ll Own
Build and execute customer strategies that drive revenue, distribution, assortment and profitability
Develop strong relationships with retailer HQ teams, buyers, category managers and divisional leadership
Identify opportunities to expand distribution, shelf presence, merchandising and new item placement
Create compelling customer stories using category, consumer and shopper insights
Own customer planning across trade investment, promotions, forecasting and profitability
Use retailer and syndicated data to identify opportunities and improve business performance
Lead new item sell-in and help expand Bachan’s into new categories and occasions
Lead and hold broker partners accountable for execution and customer objectives
Partner across Marketing, Sales Strategy & Insights, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations and Commercialization to deliver against customer commitments
What We’re Looking For
You’re a strategic sales leader who is also comfortable rolling up your sleeves and owning the details.
Ideally, you bring:
7+ years of progressive CPG, food/beverage or consumer products sales experience
Significant experience managing conventional grocery customers at the retailer HQ level
Direct Albertsons/Safeway corporate, divisional and HQ experience
3+ years of broker management experience
Strong experience with customer business planning, trade investment, forecasting and promotions
A track record of growing accounts through distribution expansion, assortment growth and new item placement
Strong commercial, financial, analytical and negotiation skills
Experience using syndicated/customer data such as Circana, Nielsen, SPINS or 84.51°
The ability to thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial and high-growth environment
Experience scaling an emerging, premium, natural, better-for-you or culturally relevant food brand is a big plus.
Why Bachan’s?
Our story began with founder Justin Gill’s family recipe for Japanese Barbecue Sauce, passed down through generations from his Bachan—Japanese for grandmother.
Today, Bachan’s is growing quickly while staying true to what started it all: bringing people together through bold, fresh, umami flavor and the joy of connecting over food.
This role offers the opportunity to help shape what comes next—building strategic retail partnerships and expanding a brand with significant momentum.
If you’re a CPG sales leader with deep conventional grocery experience who gets excited about building, scaling and winning with customers , we’d love to hear from you.
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Worksite address
los angeles, CA, 90079, US
Who can apply
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