Sales Manager, Independent Retail – South Mid-Atlantic (Beverage Sales)

Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; territory responsibility covers Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Regular field visits and travel of up to 50% are required.

Salary: $88,000–$100,000 per year, with a potential discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is part of The Wonderful Company portfolio, which develops and markets consumer brands including FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, and Wonderful Halos.

What you will do

• Manage relationships with independent chain retailers, DSD customers, grocery wholesalers, and broadliner partners.
• Identify new business opportunities and expand SKUs, distribution, displays, equipment, and promotional programs.
• Conduct customer field visits and lead sales meetings with retailers, distributors, and internal stakeholders.
• Develop fact-based selling presentations using business, category, market, and syndicated data insights.
• Drive merchandising, assortment, pricing, shelving, retail execution, and store-level compliance.
• Collaborate with Retail Trade Execution, Marketing, Operations, and other cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of food and/or beverage sales experience, including distributor and key account management.
• Experience using syndicated data and analytics to develop recommendations; IRI, Nielsen, Mintel, or similar experience is relevant.
• Strong presentation, communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.
• Experience with sales planning, business management, post-event evaluation, and customer programming.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel up to 50% and conduct regular field visits across the assigned territory.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage, plus 401(k) match eligibility.
• 24/7 physician consultations, virtual mental health resources, life coaching, and fitness reimbursements.
• Career advancement, internal mobility, leadership training, webinars, and eLearning resources.
• Company-wide mentorship and continuous improvement programs.
• Opportunities to support charitable organizations and community service projects.