- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Type: Direct Hire
- Job #11664
- Salary: $250000
Location Type: On-Site
Location: Remote (Western U.S.)
Compensation: $250,000+ Base + Executive Incentive Plan, car allowance, phone allowance
An established and rapidly growing fresh food distributor is seeking an accomplished Executive Vice President of Strategic Retail Sales to lead expansion into major grocery and retail markets throughout the Western United States.
This executive leadership role is designed for an industry veteran who brings deep relationships with national and regional grocery retailers and has a proven history of opening doors, negotiating enterprise-level agreements, and driving sustainable revenue growth.
If you’ve built partnerships with organizations such as Kroger, Albert/Albertsons, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, WinCo, Safeway, Stater Bros., Smart & Final, or other major retail chains, we’d like to speak with you.
- Develop and execute the company’s long-term retail growth strategy.
- Leverage existing executive relationships to secure new regional and national retail partnerships.
- Lead negotiations for high-value supply agreements with grocery retailers, wholesale distributors, and strategic food partners.
- Identify new market opportunities throughout the Western U.S.
- Serve as executive sponsor for key customer relationships.
- Partner closely with operations, finance, quality, and supply chain leadership to ensure profitable growth.
- Advise executive leadership on market trends, competitive strategy, and expansion opportunities.
- Represent the organization at major industry events and customer meetings.
- 10+ years of executive sales leadership within fresh produce, food distribution, perishable foods, or CPG.
- Established executive relationships with major grocery retailers and wholesale food distributors.
- Demonstrated success securing large-scale retail contracts.
- Strong understanding of category management, pricing strategy, margin optimization, and retail negotiations.
- Experience leading strategic business development initiatives across regional or national accounts.
- Executive presence with the ability to influence C-level leaders and senior retail executives.
Experience working with:
- Fresh Produce
- Fresh Foods
- Frozen Foods
- Food Distribution
- Produce Packers
- Growers/Shippers
- Perishable Consumer Products
