Market Development Lead, Detroit (CPG)

Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States; regular driving to stores, warehouses, and hubs in the market is required.

Salary: $67,000–$92,200 annually

Company

hirify.global is a long-established food company with a portfolio of packaged food and snack brands, including hirify.global, Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Rao's Homemade, and V8.

What you will do

• Build collaborative relationships with Independent Distributor Partners, store leadership, and retail decision-makers.
• Deliver weekly, period, and quarterly sales plans while growing market share.
• Coordinate distribution, merchandising, promotions, retailer events, store resets, planogram compliance, inventories, and new item launches.
• Use retailer, shopper, competition, and performance data to identify market opportunities and communicate insights.
• Coordinate inventory and logistics needs, secure incremental placements and displays, and resolve retailer concerns within 24 hours.
• Partner with business development, zone sales, retailer, warehouse, and distributor teams to address constraints and growth opportunities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of related sales or CPG experience, or 2+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree.
• Strong communication, influencing, leadership, problem-solving, technical, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, and relevant internal sales systems.
• Ability to travel locally and overnight, relocate if required, and work flexible hours based on business and retailer needs.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, and drive regularly to stores, warehouses, and hubs.

Nice to have

• Bachelor of Arts degree preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, disability, AD&D, and life insurance benefits begin on the first day.
• Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and enrollment from the first day.
• Unlimited sick time, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Access to fitness facilities, on-site day care, and a company store when working at the headquarters workplace.
• Employee donation and volunteer matching through the hirify.global Cares program, plus Employee Resource Groups.