Account Manager (Retail)

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; or Lafayette, Louisiana. Remote customer-facing role with up to 25% travel and occasional evening or weekend work.

Salary: $79,300–$116,270 per year

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned distributor of natural, organic, specialty, and fresh products.

What you will do

• Design and execute sales, marketing, merchandising, and category plans for retail accounts.
• Drive profitable sales growth through assortment expansion, promotional planning, fact-based selling, and strong store-level execution.
• Develop account sales plans, analyze performance, and identify new business opportunities.
• Build productive relationships with retail category managers, suppliers, brokers, and cross-functional teams.
• Monitor competitor activity and provide recommendations to protect and strengthen the customer relationship.
• Coordinate with supply chain and internal departments on forecasts, item maintenance, compliance, service, and operational execution.

Requirements

• At least five years of relevant experience in CPG, retail, or supply chain, including three years in customer-facing account management.
• Business degree preferred.
• Knowledge of natural, specialty, organic, and fresh product categories.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience with data analytics, business planning, strategic analysis, problem solving, negotiation, and interpreting financial indicators.
• Knowledge of SPINS, Circana, Nielsen, or Power BI is required as working knowledge.

Nice to have

• Certified Cheese Professional certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with benefits available from the first day.
• Health, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible and health spending accounts, supplemental life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k), employee stock ownership plan, paid time off, paid sick time, and holiday pay.
• Flexible hours may include occasional weekends or evenings for shows and in-store activities.