Account Manager, Alternative & Specialty Channel

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About The Role We're hiring an Account Manager, Alternative & Specialty Channel to build and scale Grüns' alternative sales channels beyond traditional big box retail. This role is responsible for owning strategy, execution, and relationships across specialty, wellness, B2B, and other non-traditional channels that drive incremental revenue, brand credibility, and long-term optionality.

You'll act as the dedicated business owner for the Alt & Specialty channel, identifying where we can win on product differentiation, margin structure, and brand fit — and moving quickly from hypothesis to execution.

This role is part of our remote HQ ! We operate in a fully remote, high-trust environment and come together quarterly for off-sites. This role also requires monthly travel to support key retail partners and business priorities. In this role, you will:

• Own the Alternative & Specialty channel end-to-end, acting as the primary point of accountability for strategy, execution, performance, and relationships.
• Identify, validate, and prioritize non-traditional sales channels including specialty retail, wellness, B2B, travel, military, beauty, sporting goods, and indie retail.
• Build and maintain a 12–18 month channel roadmap, sizing opportunities and ranking them by revenue potential, margin, strategic fit, and scalability.
• Establish a monthly sales and performance cadence, delivering clear updates, insights, and forward-looking opportunities to leadership.
• Own and scale Faire Wholesale, driving new retailer acquisition, repeat purchase, promo strategy, and product visibility.
• Develop and execute promo plans and calendars that are efficient, on-brand, and margin-aware.
• Standardize pricing, promos, and terms wherever possible, treating one-off deals as the exception.
• Build CRM structure and playbooks to track pipeline health, velocity, and ROI — making the channel easier to scale over time.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has 5+ years of CPG sales experience, with direct ownership of multiple accounts (buyers, brokers, merchandising, operations).
• Brings a strong understanding of specialty and alternative channel economics, merchant strategies, and vendor expectations.
• Has a proven track record expanding distribution, door counts, and off-shelf programs (features, endcaps, promos).
• Is highly analytical and comfortable translating data into clear, compelling sell-in stories and internal recommendations.
• Is fluent in Excel/Sheets and presentation tools, with experience building models, dashboards, and sales materials.
• Has hands-on experience with Faire Wholesale.

Approach to the role:

• Acts like an owner, not an account manager — fully accountable for P&L, relationships, and execution.
• Brings a strategic lens with hands-on follow-through, moving easily between planning and doing.
• A confident negotiator who advocates for what's right for the business.
• Curious, resourceful, and disciplined — tests fast, learns quickly, and kills low-impact work early.
• Passionate about health and nutrition, motivated by building meaningful brand presence in the right places.
• Embodies a "nothing is below me" mindset — willing to do whatever it takes to win.

To Apply: Please enter your info and share a bit about yourself with us below. We ask that you do not use Chat GPT or similar tools to answer these questions, as it is our hope to genuinely get to know you and the way you communicate and think! We do love integrating these tools into our work though, and you'll hear plenty more about that if you join us.

Compensation & Benefits: At Grüns, we're committed to providing a competitive total compensation package — grounded in market data that considers our size, stage, industry, and location. For this role, the base salary range is between $120,000-$140,000 depending on experience. Beyond base salary, we offer competitive equity packages and a comprehensive set of benefits designed to support the well-being, growth, and balance of our team.

A bit about us... At Grüns, we believe that foundational nutrition should be simple and convenient for everyone. We're dedicated to bringing comprehensive and real nutrition to you through our gummies, formulated from 60 nutrient-dense and whole-food ingredients. Simply enjoy a grab-and-go snack pack of gummies daily whenever fits best in your schedule and wherever life takes you.

Like you, we were disappointed. There's an infinite number of "nutrition" companies, all focused on what's best for them — not what's best for you. Hundreds of products to sell you on, low-quality ingredients, and small nutrient doses. We've seen it all.

So we decided it was time to fix it. No more choking on and popping pills like a pharmacy. No more clean-up and disgust from gross powders. And no more cobbling together handfuls to dozens of supplements. Grüns is comprehensive nutrition, made convenient and delicious.

What we care about... Autonomy : Only the best work at Grüns. We're all confident, independent leaders. We are proactive. We find opportunities for improvement. Don't ask; just do. When our actions impact other areas of the organization, we communicate with those functional leaders to ensure connectivity.

Growth : We love to take on new challenges, learn new things, and express interest in new functions. "I've never done this before" is not an excuse; it's an opportunity.

Community : We care deeply about each other. We're good humans and provide support wherever we can. We care, not just professionally but personally as well.

Compensation & Perks: For every role, we aim to have highly competitive compensation and opportunity for impact and career growth.

Everyone at Grüns works hard, but we believe in wellness and balance too. We have super strong benefits coverage -- for you and your family, generous PTO, free Grüns subscriptions, and a few more perks centered around health and well-being that we can't wait to tell you about!