basemakers

Territory Field Sales Merchandising Representative - Oakland–Tri-Valley (East Bay), CA

Castro Valley, California · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 hours ago

SalesNegotiationCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

Basemakers is seeking a full-time, outside field sales and merchandising representative for one of our NorCal territories, commuting in routes daily around Oakland, Alameda, Castro Valley, Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon, and Danville.
Our field representatives are the heartbeat of the organization.
As an independent and highly collaborative role, you will visit around 6-8 grocery stores per day (such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway, Lucky, & Nob Hill Foods ), using the Basemaker's Way to improve the in-store presence of brands.

Work independently with little supervision while collaborating with grocery store managers, brand-company representatives, and internally with Basemakers' Brand Partner Managers, District Managers and Sales Directors.
Capture brand data (e.g., photos, typing notes, filling out forms) as the feet on the ground, in-store for our brand partners using mobile phone apps (Repsly, Slack, Gmail, Google Workspace).
Passion to represent our Brand Partners, mainly in the natural, organic and specialty food and beverage space.
Maintain a high level of communication across team members, including comfort initiating multiple lines of communication through smartphone apps over the internet.
Capacity to perform the physical requirements of the position individually while utilizing in-store tools.

Work the hours required each week to visit every store on a specified route, generally as frequently as 2-3 times a month.
You have a positive mindset, are driven to accomplish, have a high degree of emotional intelligence and grit, and are coachable and detail oriented.
Work Monday-Friday, with work beginning in the early morning hours as soon as you can get into a store.
Who You Are (Qualifications)
You have a valid license, clean driving record, registration, and auto insurance.

Premium selling skills are preferred, or the desire to quickly learn and apply sales techniques.

$53,504 total earnings at average commission levels:
$50,000 base salary + $ 292 estimated average monthly commissions (expected range: $126 lows to $585 highs per month. Commissions potential is uncapped). $400 monthly vehicle reimbursement.
Company events: quarterly get-togethers, annual all-company meetings.

quarterly get-togethers, annual all-company meetings.
Who is Basemakers?
Basemakers is one of the most trusted retail sales management companies in the food and beverage industry.
After hitting the INC 500/5000 list of the fastest growing privately-held companies in America five consecutive times (as of last year), we're expanding our sales services, and most recently our technology, to continue our growth.
At the heart of our success is our unwavering belief in the transformative power of relationships-this is the ethos that propels us forward.
We are not just a company; we are a dynamic force for change, partnering with trailblazing brands like Olipop, Guayaki (Yerba Madre), Nixie, C20 Coconut Water, Siete, Honey Stinger and many more.
These partnerships help turn innovative products into household names.
Our approach goes beyond retail sales and merchandising; we forge deep connections with brands, communities, and individuals who are driven to make a meaningful impact.
Join Basemakers, and be part of a team that's reshaping the world of CPG, one relationship at a time.
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