Account Executive
- $50,000 - $65,000
- Albuquerque, NM
Outside Sales + Brand Building | Foodservice Accounts | New Mexican Cuisine
A bit about us:
A growing local food manufacturing company is seeking an Account Executive to help expand distribution, build new business relationships, and grow its presence across New Mexico and surrounding markets.
This is a field-based, business-to-business sales role focused on building relationships with restaurants, distributors, retailers, foodservice partners, and community accounts. The company produces authentic ready-to-serve New Mexican cuisine, and the right person will be able to represent the brand with professionalism, energy, and a genuine appreciation for food, culture, and relationship-based selling.
This is not a passive account management role. The team is looking for someone who can open doors, conduct tastings and product demonstrations, build recurring accounts, and help grow a regional brand.
This is a field-based, business-to-business sales role focused on building relationships with restaurants, distributors, retailers, foodservice partners, and community accounts. The company produces authentic ready-to-serve New Mexican cuisine, and the right person will be able to represent the brand with professionalism, energy, and a genuine appreciation for food, culture, and relationship-based selling.
This is not a passive account management role. The team is looking for someone who can open doors, conduct tastings and product demonstrations, build recurring accounts, and help grow a regional brand.
Why join us?
- Help grow an authentic New Mexican food brand in a newly created role
- Lucrative Base + Commission + Mileage Reimbursement
- Field-based sales position with autonomy, variety, and local market ownership
- Work directly with leadership and have a visible impact on company growth
- Sell through tastings, product demos, relationships, and brand storytelling
- Great fit for someone who loves food, culture, people, and community
- Strong long-term growth potential as the brand expands across restaurants, retailers, distributors, and foodservice accounts
Job Details
What You’ll Do
What We’re Looking For
Ideal Backgrounds
- Develop new business with restaurants, distributors, retailers, foodservice groups, and local businesses
- Build relationships with decision-makers across foodservice, hospitality, institutional, and retail accounts
- Conduct product tastings, demos, and brand presentations
- Identify and pursue new distribution channels and recurring high-volume accounts
- Represent the brand professionally at business visits, food shows, community events, and customer meetings
- Maintain relationships with existing customers and help grow account penetration
- Provide feedback from the field to help improve sales strategy, messaging, and market expansion
- Attend weekly meetings in Los Lunas and travel throughout the Albuquerque / New Mexico market for business development
What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years of outbound sales, business development, account management, or brand ambassador experience
- Food, beverage, restaurant, hospitality, distributor, or CPG sales experience strongly preferred
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable prospecting, opening doors, and building business-to-business relationships
- Knowledge of New Mexican cuisine, culture, and local market is a strong plus
- Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred
- Self-starter who can work independently in the field
- Professional, polished, and comfortable representing a growing brand in front of customers
- Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel locally for customer visits and meetings
Ideal Backgrounds
- Foodservice sales
- Distributor sales
- Restaurant group sales
- Specialty food sales
- CPG sales
- Hospitality sales
- Retail account sales
- Brand ambassador or product demo experience
- Outside sales / territory sales
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