1440 Foods

Sales

• Develop and execute the multi-year Private Brands growth strategy across all customers and channels, including channel prioritization, customer targets, category whitespace, and capability investments needed to win
• Identify, qualify, and close new Private Brands opportunities at every retailer — including club, mass, grocery, drug, dollar, specialty, foodservice, and e-commerce — with no single channel limiting the scope of the role
• Build a multi-year, retailer-by-retailer pipeline of branded-equivalent and exclusive innovation programs that leverage 1440 Foods’ manufacturing footprint and category expertise
• Own senior-level relationships with private brand, sourcing, and merchandising leadership at every Private Brands customer across club, mass, grocery, drug, dollar, specialty, foodservice, and e-commerce — serving as the single executive sponsor for the entire Private Brands customer portfolio
• Lead joint business planning, line reviews, item presentations, and quarterly business reviews with retailer private brand teams at every customer
• Partner with internal Sales channel leads to ensure Private Brands strategy is coordinated with branded selling across all customers, protecting overall channel and category health
• Tailor the commercial approach to each customer’s private brand operating model — from tiered store-brand architectures at mass and grocery, to Kirkland/Member’s Mark/Wellsley Farms programs at club, to private label e-commerce and exclusive-to-channel innovation
• Own the Private Brands P&L, including volume, revenue, gross margin, and trade investment, with full accountability for delivering annual operating plan and long-range financial targets
• Lead pricing, costing, and proposal development in partnership with Finance and Operations, ensuring proposals are competitive, accretive, and supportable by the supply chain
• Negotiate master supply agreements, pricing structures, and commercial terms that protect margin and create durable, multi-year customer commitments
• Partner with R&D and Product Development to translate retailer briefs into winning formulations, package formats, and on-trend innovation
• Work closely with Operations, Procurement, and Supply Chain to align capacity, capability, and cost models against the Private Brands pipeline
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, and Legal to ensure all Private Brands programs meet retailer and regulatory standards
• Build, lead, and develop the Private Brands sales organization — including direct reports, broker partners, and cross-functional resources — as the business scales
• Establish best-in-class commercial processes, CRM discipline, sales forecasting, and pipeline management for the Private Brands function
• Represent 1440 Foods Private Brands at industry events spanning all channels (e.g., PLMA, Expo West, ECRM, club, mass, grocery, and e-commerce events) and act as the external face of the business

Senior Director of Sales, Private Brands

Supply Chain

• Support demand planners in maintaining and improving weekly forecast processes
• Help document current-state planning workflows and identify opportunities to reduce manual steps
• Assist in data gathering and cleanup to support supply planning system projects
• Track open purchase orders, flag exceptions, and coordinate follow-ups with the planning team
• Join R&D and Supply Chain alignment meetings to understand how new product introductions are planned and staged
• Work with Sales and Marketing to gather promotional calendars and understand how trade events affect demand signals
• Participate in weekly S&OP or planning review meetings across departments
• Support Finance with data pulls and summaries for inventory and supply cost tracking
• Coordinate with manufacturing site contacts to gather production capacity and scheduling inputs
• Help compile weekly production performance summaries and flag deviations from plan
• Support the team in documenting standard operating procedures for site-level planning touchpoints
• Build or improve Excel/data tools used by the supply chain team for reporting and exception management
• Conduct benchmarking or research on supply chain planning best practices relevant to current team priorities
• Contribute to a defined summer project with a presentation to the supply chain leadership team at the end of the internship

Supply Chain Intern

Manager

• Develop, maintain, and execute supply plans across all brands and SKUs to ensure on-time availability and optimal inventory levels
• Translate demand forecasts from the S&OP process into actionable production plans, aligning with capacity and lead time constraints
• Own inventory performance metrics including days of supply, fill rate, and inventory turns — identifying risks and opportunities and communicating clearly to leadership
• Partner with co-manufacturers and procurement to manage production scheduling, material availability, and inbound supply reliability
• Lead supply exception management, proactively identifying shortfalls, overstock positions, and supply disruptions and driving resolution across internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain and continuously improve the supply planning system, data integrity, and planning parameters (lead times, safety stock, MOQs, and reorder points)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, finance, marketing, and operations to align supply plans with business priorities including new item launches, promotions, and seasonal demand
• Support innovation and new product launches by developing supply ramp-up plans, coordinating with co-manufacturing partners, and ensuring on-time availability
• Build and maintain reporting and dashboards that track supply plan adherence, inventory health, and service level performance, and communicate insights to the broader organization.
• Contribute to the monthly S&OP process by preparing supply-side inputs, surfacing constraints, and facilitating alignment between supply capacity and demand.
• Stay current on supply chain best practices, tools, and industry developments — and translate learnings into continuous improvements within the planning function.

Supply Planning Manager

• Drive Accelerated Grocery Channel Growth
• Develop and execute strategic joint business plans with key regional grocery retailers and distributors to drive category leadership and accelerate growth across the 1440 Foods brand portfolio.
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities to expand distribution, close assortment voids, improve shelf presence, and drive incremental merchandising support.
• Build senior-level customer relationships rooted in strategic partnership, data-driven insights, and collaborative growth planning.
• Lead customer-specific growth strategies with a focus on velocity, profitability, innovation launches, promotional effectiveness, and omnichannel execution.
• Serve as the primary commercial leader for assigned accounts, driving alignment internally and externally to achieve aggressive growth objectives.
• Represent the company at customer meetings, industry events, trade shows, and conferences with professionalism and strong brand stewardship.
• Lead broker partner relationships with clear expectations, accountability, and a performance-driven operating cadence focused on execution excellence.
• Partner cross-functionally with Category Management, Marketing, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, and Customer Service teams to deliver customer-specific business plans and operational excellence.
• Translate category trends, retailer strategies, and consumer insights into compelling selling stories and actionable growth opportunities.
• Negotiate annual plans, promotional programs, assortment expansions, and merchandising initiatives that deliver profitable growth and maximize ROI.
• Drive operational discipline across trade management processes, deduction management, pricing accuracy, forecasting, and customer payment resolution.
• Own the full sales planning and execution cycle for assigned accounts, including business reviews, line reviews, innovation sell-in, promotional planning, and annual negotiations.
• Develop impactful customer presentations and data-driven selling materials leveraging NielsenIQ/IRI, syndicated data, shopper insights, and retailer POS analytics.
• Lead best-in-class promotional and display strategies that balance topline growth with strong trade efficiency and measurable ROI.
• Collaborate with broker partners and internal teams to improve forecast accuracy, inventory alignment, and promotional execution.
• Manage trade investment against budget while continuously evaluating promotional effectiveness and optimizing spend efficiency.
• Consistently deliver against sales, distribution, share, and profitability targets in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Manager, Customer Development – Grocery Channel

Growth Marketing

• Design and deploy cross-channel annual promotional strategy working closely with Sales and Finance teams
• Track promotional plan implementation and measure effectiveness (lift, ROI) while building repository of winning tactics
• Manage cross-channel trade budget overseeing pacing to plan; identify new opportunities to maximize investment returns in year
• Conduct periodic market assessments to evaluate category and competitor pricing trends and emerging opportunities
• Build RGM capabilities and leading material to drive upstream integration of best practices
• Conduct test & learn to identify and validate new growth tactics
• Build out pack price architecture roadmap to inform horizon II project pipeline
• Partner with Marketing and Sales on new item launches while informing optimal roll-out strategy
• Collaborate on FY budget planning and pricing / trade simulations

Manager, Revenue Growth Management

Account Manager

National Account Manager, Grocery Channel

Brand Manager

• Develop and execute against brand operating plans
• Lead commercialization of innovation projects
• Assist in portfolio performance optimization and management of product assortment
• Utilize design thinking to put customers first
• Own artwork and visual design projects
• Partner with consumer insights to design and implement studies
• Create and execute integrated marketing campaigns
• Manage the budget, process POs, and be a steward of brand finances

Senior Brand Manager

• Lead commercialization of innovation projects
• Partner with cross functional teams to build best-in-class products
• Lead packaging artwork process for new items
• Oversee Body Fortress organic social strategy and content
• Assist in portfolio performance optimization and management of product assortment