Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Made In Nature is dedicated to creating better tasting and healthier snacks while being environmentally conscious. The Commercial Growth Leader will spearhead the company's growth strategy, focusing on revenue generation and marketing initiatives to drive profitable sales and strengthen customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a profitable growth strategy across branded, private label, retail, distributor, and emerging channels
• Own revenue targets, sales priorities, pipeline development, and commercial execution
• Identify and pursue new customer opportunities while expanding existing customer relationships
• Build disciplined sales processes including:
• Pipeline management: forecasting, opportunity tracking, account planning, and sales reporting
• Establish accountability around sales performance, activity, and results
• Lead customer negotiations, business reviews, pricing discussions, and growth planning
• Partner closely with Operations and Finance to ensure growth opportunities support capacity, margins, and profitability
• Lead the development and execution of a focused, practical marketing strategy aligned with business priorities and available resources
• Manage and develop the marketing team, ensuring clear priorities, ownership, and accountability
• Establish brand priorities across: brand positioning, consumer messaging, product storytelling, customer-facing materials, retail support, and digital presence
• Translate business goals into actionable marketing initiatives that support sales growth
• Ensure marketing resources are focused on measurable activities that create business impact
• Evaluate marketing and promotional effectiveness and adjust priorities based on results
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality/Food Safety, Product Innovation to ensure commercial strategies align with production capabilities, inventory availability, customer expectations and profitability goals

Skills

• Develop and execute a profitable growth strategy across branded, private label, retail, distributor, and emerging channels
• Own revenue targets, sales priorities, pipeline development, and commercial execution
• Identify and pursue new customer opportunities while expanding existing customer relationships
• Build disciplined sales processes including: Pipeline management: forecasting, opportunity tracking, account planning, and sales reporting
• Establish accountability around sales performance, activity, and results
• Lead customer negotiations, business reviews, pricing discussions, and growth planning
• Partner closely with Operations and Finance to ensure growth opportunities support capacity, margins, and profitability
• Lead the development and execution of a focused, practical marketing strategy aligned with business priorities and available resources
• Manage and develop the marketing team, ensuring clear priorities, ownership, and accountability
• Establish brand priorities across: brand positioning, consumer messaging, product storytelling, customer-facing materials, retail support, and digital presence
• Translate business goals into actionable marketing initiatives that support sales growth
• Ensure marketing resources are focused on measurable activities that create business impact
• Evaluate marketing and promotional effectiveness and adjust priorities based on results
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality/Food Safety, Product Innovation to ensure commercial strategies align with production capabilities, inventory availability, customer expectations and profitability goals
• 10+ years CPG sales/commercial experience
• Experience in food, snacks, natural products, or consumer brands
• Experience with retail customers and private label programs (club programs are a plus)
• Experience leading small teams
• Experience operating in growth-stage, founder-led, or entrepreneurial organizations
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), Microsoft products, and CRM's
• Must possess the ability to be self-starter who is willing and able to collaborate within and across teams
• Experience managing broker networks
• Must be able to effectively sell and have a desire to grow and support a team
• Must have a solid foundation of experience in managing a promotional spending program

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