Customer Sales Lead, Kroger Division (CPG)

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; hybrid schedule with three days per week in the Cincinnati office

Salary: $117,600–$161,700 per year base salary

Company

hirify.global is a consumer packaged goods company with a portfolio of food brands including Campbell’s, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Rao’s Homemade, and V8.

What you will do

• Lead integrated growth planning and annual strategic planning with Kroger across priority divisions.
• Own Kroger financial KPIs, forecasts, trade funding, customer investments, and P&L-related performance.
• Serve as the primary contact for assigned Kroger divisions and manage relationships with buyers, category managers, merchandising leaders, and suppliers.
• Develop category management, trade promotion, shelf availability, distribution, and customer marketing strategies.
• Analyze promotional results, loyalty data, syndicated data, shipments, consumption, inventory, deductions, and post-audit findings.
• Coordinate execution with DSD field sales, independent operators, finance, category management, customer marketing, supply chain, and brand teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in the CPG industry.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing or interpreting P&L performance.
• Working knowledge of syndicated databases and the technical ability to leverage customer and category data.
• Ability to lead complex customer plans, work with senior decision-makers, and translate analysis into clear actions.
• Ability to work from the Cincinnati office three days per week on a hybrid schedule.

Nice to have

• Experience using IRI or Nielsen syndicated data.
• Category and brand knowledge, supply chain knowledge, or previous DSD business management experience.
• Strong negotiation, communication, problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, disability, AD&D, and life insurance benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and enrollment available on the first day.
• Unlimited sick time, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Access to a fitness center, on-site day care, company store, employee resource groups, and charitable donation matching.
• Opportunities to work across customer development, marketing, finance, category management, supply chain, and brand teams.