Department: Prepared Foods Division Reports To: Head of Prepared Foods FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Central city hub Work Arrangement: Remote Shift / Schedule: 1st Shift Travel Requirements: 40% Employment Type: Full-time Role Overview / Purpose and Scope Farmer Focus is scaling its Prepared Foods Division and seeking a high-impact Sales Director to lead commercial strategy, retail go-to-market execution, and revenue growth. During this buildout phase, this role will spearhead expansion into fully cooked, value-added organic chicken products across major retail and foodservice channels. Reporting to the Head of Prepared Foods, the Sales Director will own the sales growth roadmap, broker networks, and anchor customer relationships, including major national retailers and club customers. This role will drive profitable volume growth across the clean-label organic portfolio. Key Responsibilities Commercial Strategy & Go-To-Market: Execute the multi-year retail launch strategy for prepared organic chicken lines, establishing distribution footprints with top-tier national accounts. Revenue & Margin Optimization: Manage P&L accountability, pricing architectures, trade spend efficiency, and volume forecasting to ensure strong gross margins and sustainable EBITDA growth. Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Marketing, R&D, Operations, and co-manufacturing partners to roll out product innovation pipelines. Work closely with the fresh sales team to develop cross-department growth strategies. Customer Relationship Management: Lead executive negotiations, category reviews, and joint business planning with major club and grocery buyers. Compensation Compensation: $150,000–$175,000 annual salary. Additional Compensation: Bonus eligible. The posted compensation range for this role reflects the minimum and maximum amount Farmer Focus in good faith expects to pay at the time of posting, based on factors such as internal equity, relevant experience, market data, and the budgeted amount available for the position. Benefits: Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs. All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time. Qualifications Experience: 10+ years of progressive sales leadership and commercial execution experience within the food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, specifically within protein or value-added categories. Track Record: Proven success managing tier-one retail accounts (club, mass, and grocery), with a strong history of scaling new product divisions from scratch. Strategic & Financial Acumen: Deep expertise in P&L management, trade marketing, broker network orchestration, co-manufacturing alignment, and margin growth frameworks. Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with fully cooked poultry, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), clean-label formulations, and USDA/FDA regulatory compliance. Retailer Platforms: Deep familiarity with customer platforms, item setup, and data analysis. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or a related field. The selected candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation. New team members must be able to pass a drug, alcohol and background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. Must be authorized to work in the United States. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work. This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled. Recruiter and Agency Disclaimer Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted by staffing agencies, recruiters, or search firms to any Farmer Focus employee without a current written agreement and an active, role-specific request from the Recruiting team will be considered the property of Farmer Focus. Farmer Focus will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume or candidate profile. All external recruiters and agency partners supporting Farmer Focus searches must comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including compensation transparency requirements and restrictions on seeking salary history where applicable. About Farmer Focus Farmer Focus exists to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is grounded in servant leadership and guided by our CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Our top priorities are people, safety, and quality. At Farmer Focus, our vision is to disrupt the status quo by creating bold opportunities for people who demand more and deserve better. EOE, including disability/vets Farmer Focus is a company dedicated to people, the farmers who grow for us and our team members who work in our state-of-the-art facilities. Whether a general laborer on our breast debone line or an executive, we are committed to creating a workplace that values all our people and offers everyone a chance to grow and thrive. We operate from our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. We plan our work schedules to avoid most Saturday work. We do not run production on Sundays. Join us in our mission to protect generational family farms. We look forward to working with you!  Farmer Focus es una empresa dedicada a las personas, los granjeros que crían para nosotros y a los miembros del equipo que trabajan en nuestras instalaciones con tecnología de última generación. Ya sea usted un trabajador general de nuestra línea de pechuga o un ejecutivo, estamos comprometidos a crear un lugar de trabajo que valore a nuestra gente y ofrezca a todos la oportunidad de crecer y prosperar. Operamos en base a nuestros valores Farmer Focus CARES: Comunidad, Responsabilidad, Respeto, Excelencia y Mayordomía. Mayormente planificamos nuestros horarios evitando trabajar los sábados. No realizamos producción los domingos. Únase a nosotros en nuestra misión de proteger las granjas familiares generacionales. ¡Esperamos trabajar con usted!

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