Market Development Manager

at Ritual (View all jobs)

Chicago

The right Market Development Manager loves a fast-paced environment with ambitious targets. The successful candidate will be a well-rounded, genuine person who has the passion to hustle like nobody’s business and deliver extraordinary results.

Key Responsibilities

• Sourcing new potential clients, initiating contact and developing relationships.
• Finding, pitching and closing accounts. Basically, rockin’-it out there, in pursuit of achieving #1 status in the category!
• Building a sales strategy to grow business within new territories and execute at light speed
• Deliver extraordinary customer service to all accounts. Building loyal and positive relationships at a local account level
• Anything and everything that can go wrong with an account is yours to own, work through and come up with creative solutions while enlisting team support

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in Field Sales or Account Management role
• University Degree preferred
• History of success hitting the streets to close deals
• Proven success being accountable to sales targets and KPIs
• Demonstrated empathy for merchants, vendors and other stakeholders
• Creative solutions-driven mindset, with a “get things done” attitude
• Ambitious and fearless
• Bonus points for existing relationships within the restaurant industry
• Entrepreneurial spirit - pride yourself on seeing it through and executing with excellence
• An innovative mindset - you are extremely creative and constantly looking for ways to improve upon things
• A charismatic “people personality” - flexible, fearless, and excited to help build something awesome and share it with the world
• Authentic and sincere - Can we throw you in any conversation and you’d thrive? We work with a range of cafes, restaurants and QSRs. You should be able to kick around any conversation and make others feel comfortable.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries – we strive to pay top market compensation
• Every Ritual employee owns equity and becomes a shareholder
• Health coverage & life insurance plans to fit your needs
• Flexible vacation policy – work hard and take time when you need it
• We eat our own dog food – Ritual credits provided daily to use towards coffee and lunch
• Work with truly elite peers in a super-fun office
• Be at the heart of the growth startup community