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Business Development Manager
Location
United States
Posted
116 days ago
Salary
$100K - $115K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Business Development Manager
Zevia
• Coordinates meetings with UNFI, KeHE, and national and regional chain customers to identify, present, and secure new growth opportunities aligned with Zevia’s strategic priorities • Develops clear communication processes to ensure alignment on growth objectives, selling priorities, and execution plans • Implement systems to track and benchmark progress against white space initiatives, pipeline development, and incremental volume targets • Leads new chain prospecting, onboarding, and expansion efforts across underpenetrated channels and customer segments • Develops customer-specific growth strategies focused on unlocking incremental distribution, velocity, and revenue • Manages the full sales cycle from opportunity identification through sell-in, authorization, and execution • Establish regular communication cadence with distributor and customer partners to advance new business initiatives • Develops and gains alignment with UNFI, KeHE, and key customers on annual and customer-specific business plans focused on incremental growth • Secures agreement on forecasts, growth targets, and KPIs • Consistently communicates with distributor leadership and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and accountability • Effectively manages budgets and investments associated with new business development, distributor programs, and key account initiatives • Operates with full ownership of assigned growth objectives and outcomes, driving results through distributor and customer partnerships • Partners with Zevia HQ teams to support launches, programs, and customer-specific initiatives • Keeps distributors and customers informed of new items, programs, and timing to support successful execution • Proactively leverages insights from Category Development, Marketing, and internal reporting to identify and advance new business opportunities • Applies performance data, distribution analytics, and pipeline tracking to prioritize opportunities and address risks • Leverages distributor tools and data (e.g., VIP, shipment and depletion trends) to gain insights into distributor and customer performance • Provides ongoing feedback to internal teams on distributor, customer, and competitive dynamics impacting growth opportunities • Develops working knowledge of geographic, channel, and customer segments relevant to assigned business scope • Builds expertise in competitive landscape, category trends, and emerging opportunities across channels • Represents Zevia in the marketplace with passion, enthusiasm, a growth mindset, and a polished, professional demeanor.
Job Requirements
- +5 years sales experience and track record in Consumer Goods industry (beverage preferred)
- +3 years of experience leading, influencing, and driving results through distributor and customer partners
- Strong strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to identify and convert white space opportunities
- Hunter mentality with strong business development, prospecting, and closing skills
- Excellent communicator, presenter, and storyteller with the ability to sell at the buyer level
- Strong negotiator and influencer, comfortable navigating complex organizations
- Highly numerate and analytical, with the ability to leverage data to inform decisions and selling strategies
- Proven ability to develop and execute successful sales and trade marketing strategies
- Ability to leverage data from SPINS, VIP, and standard BI reporting tools to gain insights
- Self-directed, organized, and able to work independently with full ownership of outcomes
- Experience with basic administrative programs, Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Must have the ability to:
- Travel via car with a valid driver’s license and untarnished driving record.
- Travel outside of local territory occasionally, at least once per month
- 4-year college degree preferred, equivalent professional experience considered in lieu of
Benefits
- An array of medical plans
- Dental
- Vision
- Group Life Insurance
- Short-term disability + Long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical, Dependent and Limited Use
- Health Savings Account
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Travel Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- 401k Plan (Traditional and Roth)
- Vacation, Personal/Sick Days, and Holidays
- Professional development contributions
- And of course, all the Zevia you can drink!
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