Assistant Sales Manager Chatsworth, CA Posted: 6/15/2026
Job Description
Job ID#:
218533
Job Category:
Management
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Duration:
DH
We have an outstanding career opportunity for an Assistant Sales Manager to join a leading Company located in the Chatsworth, CA surrounding area.
Salary: $120,000- $130,000/ year
Job Responsibilities:
Manage assigned broker networks across multiple U.S. regions and ensure sales initiatives are executed effectively.
Build and maintain strong relationships with buyers, brokers, distributors, and other key customers.
Track and manage customer projects, product launches, promotions, and business initiatives from start to finish.
Conduct regular store visits, monitor market conditions, and identify growth opportunities.
Attend warehouse openings, regional events, trade shows, and customer meetings.
Serve as the primary contact for account-related issues and coordinate with internal teams to resolve operational or logistics challenges.
Facilitate cross-department collaborations with R&D, Production, Quality, and other relevant departments to drive product development and enhance product quality based on customer and consumer feedback.
Analyze sales performance and customer data to support business reviews, forecasting, and customer presentations.
Assist the VP of Sales and Marketing in producing monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyze current/potential market and sales trends. Coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share, monitoring performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plans.
Update R&D team on a variety of food trends to create new SKUs and improve existing recipes.
Being a key member of weekly/monthly sensory tasting to provide instant feedback on product quality.
Work alongside the CEO to implement new sales initiatives.
Perform other tasks as assigned.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
A bachelor's degree is required.
Minimum 5 years of sales experience in the food industry, with a proven track record of driving business growth and achieving sales objectives.
Experience managing broker networks, customer accounts, and cross-functional projects within the food industry is strongly preferred.
Prior experience working with Costco, club channel customers, or national retail accounts highly preferred.
Strong project management, organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
Ability to understand sales performance metrics and leverage data-driven insights to develop persuasive business cases and customer presentations.
Self-driven, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.
Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
Proficient in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, and other business applications.
Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers