Chef Relations & Account Manager
Location: Ferndale, MI
Employment Type: Full-Time
Join the Mushroom Revolution.
At Stoney Creek Mushrooms, we don’t just grow gourmet mushrooms. We cultivate relationships.
Our chefs count on us for exceptional quality, dependable service, and people they genuinely enjoy working with. That’s why we’re looking for someone who can become the welcoming face of our company.
This isn’t a traditional sales position.
We’re searching for someone with a magnetic personality, unwavering integrity, and a genuine passion for helping people. Someone who can walk into a restaurant, earn a chef’s trust, and build relationships that last for years.
If your handshake still means something, people naturally gravitate toward you, and you love making someone’s day a little better, we’d love to meet you.
About Us
Stoney Creek Mushrooms is a James Beard Award-winning gourmet mushroom farm serving some of the finest restaurants throughout Michigan, Northern Ohio. We specialize in cultivating premium specialty and gourmet mushrooms, fresh herbs and pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional experience from harvest to plate.
Our mission goes beyond growing mushrooms and providing some of the best fresh herbs in the industry. We help chefs create unforgettable dining experiences through outstanding products, dependable service, and authentic partnerships.
What You’ll Do
As our Chef Relations & Account Manager, you’ll become the face of Stoney Creek Mushrooms throughout your territory.
You’ll visit restaurants, strengthen existing relationships, introduce new chefs to our products, identify growth opportunities, and ensure every customer receives the level of service that has become synonymous with our name.
Your responsibilities include:
- Building long-term relationships with chefs, restaurants, distributors, and foodservice partners.
- Visiting existing customers regularly to provide outstanding support and service.
- Prospecting and developing new restaurant accounts throughout your territory.
- Introducing seasonal offerings and specialty mushroom varieties.
- Helping chefs discover new menu opportunities and creative applications.
- Working closely with our production and operations teams to ensure customer success.
- Resolving concerns quickly and professionally.
- Maintaining detailed customer notes and sales activity.
- Representing Stoney Creek Mushrooms with professionalism, enthusiasm, and integrity at every interaction.
Who You Are
We’re looking for character first.
Mushrooms can be taught.
Integrity, enthusiasm, and the ability to build genuine relationships cannot.
Our ideal candidate is someone who:
- Has a warm, outgoing personality and loves meeting new people.
- Builds trust naturally through honesty and follow-through.
- Possesses strong personal ethics and professionalism.
- Is confident without being arrogant.
- Communicates exceptionally well in person, over the phone, and through email.
- Is organized, self-motivated, and accountable.
- Enjoys working independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Appreciates great food, hospitality, agriculture, or the culinary industry.
- Thrives on creating meaningful relationships rather than simply making sales.
Preferred Qualifications
- Sales or account management experience.
- Restaurant, hospitality, culinary, or foodservice experience.
- Experience managing customer relationships.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Comfortable traveling throughout Michigan.
Why Join Stoney Creek?
You’ll join a passionate team that believes business should be built on integrity, relationships, and doing things the right way.
You’ll represent products you’re proud of, work alongside people who care deeply about quality, and help shape the future of one of Michigan’s most respected gourmet mushroom farms.
If you’re looking for more than just another sales job, and you’re ready to become the face of a company that values people as much as products, we’d love to hear your story.
Pay: $40,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
