School Nutrition Manager

Golden State Foods

School Nutrition Manager at Gold Star Foods managing existing customers and expanding market reach in K-12 schools. Focus on exceptional service and relationship building within the food distribution channel.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timePendergrass • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The School Nutrition Manager (SNM) is a business development position managing a current customer base while simultaneously developing and expanding the customer base in the assigned territory.
Marketing the Gold Star Foods mission of exceptional service and innovation is the primary responsibility of each SNM.
Daily activities include direct customer communication (in-person, virtual meeting environment, email, and phone interactions), collaboration with K-12 customer service, logistics, procurement, and vendors to ensure customer service expectations are met.
Daily, weekly, and monthly activities will also include bid management in collaboration with the Gold Star Foods Revenue Management team.
The SNM will plan and execute goals and objectives to promote profitably, while strengthening relationships throughout the distribution channel, as well as manage all aspects of the selling process while utilizing approved Gold Star Foods policies and procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
5+ years direct sales experience in the Foodservice Industry (K-12 School segment) is preferred.
Experience with school nutrition programs (NSLP, USDA Foods) strongly preferred.
Proven track record of achieving sales growth and managing customer portfolios.
Marketing experience is beneficial.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales experiencebid managementcustomer portfolio managementmarketing

Soft Skills

customer communicationcollaborationrelationship managementgoal settingexecution