Customer Retail Manager (Sales)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA; field-based role requiring frequent travel to customer locations, stores, and manufacturing facilities.

Base salary: $68,900–$86,100 per year, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global develops and sells a broad portfolio of food products through retail and customer channels.

What you will do

• Drive selling, merchandising, distribution, and share growth at store level.
• Execute shelving, new-item, void-closure, and reset activities for assigned customers.
• Sell against promotional and incremental opportunities to achieve revenue targets.
• Monitor and manage pricing while ensuring customer agreements and programs are executed.
• Develop field customer relationships and coordinate agency counterparts.
• Work with Account Leads and sales leadership to maximize growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Must be located in Chicago, Illinois due to customer connectivity.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Valid driver's license and favorable driving record.
• Ability to work in stores as early as 7:30 AM Monday through Friday based on business needs.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to use statistical skills to evaluate category performance and store opportunities.

Nice to have

• Previous selling, merchandising, or customer service experience.
• Strong interest in sales and merchandising.

Culture & Benefits

• Field-based work with a salaried, exempt schedule aligned with customer and business needs.
• Performance-based bonus eligibility.
• Healthcare coverage, including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plans.
• Paid time off, company holidays, leave programs, flexible work arrangements, and training.
• Employee assistance, wellbeing, family support, 401(k), life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability programs.