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Description
Back to the Roots was founded by Alejandro Velez & Nikhil Arora during their last semseter at UC Berkeley in 2009. Two months away from graduation, and heading into the corporate world of investment banking & consulting, they came across the idea during a class lecture of being able to potentially grow gourmet mushrooms entirely on recycled coffee grounds. Inspired by the idea of turning waste into wages & fresh, local food, they experimented in Alex's fraternity kitchen, ultimately growing one test bucket of tasty oyster mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. With that one bucket, some initial interest from Whole Foods & Chez Panisse and a $5,000 grant from the UC Berkeley Chancellor for social innovation, they decided to forget the corporate route, and instead, become full-time urban mushroom farmers!
Inspired by the idea of producing local, fresh food from what was an urban waste stream, Back to the Roots has since grown to create the Grow-Your-Own Mushroom Garden which lets anyone, across the country, grow their own gourmet mushrooms at home as well!
Position Overview:
We're building a new business development and sales team to create, execute and continuously evaluate BTTR's go-to-market strategy, with a critical role in prospecting and cultivating our most important customer relationships and business opportunities.
Responsibilities:
As a Business Development Leader, you will be responsible for owning and driving the growth and evolution of Back to the Roots in your region. Primary responsibilities include maintaining and growing sales in established retail channels, as well as identifying and opening new retail accounts, in your region. Activities will include conducting in-store demonstrations, managing relationships with store staff, as well as other support activities to monitor and maintain sales.
Activities may also include participation in trade shows, special events, marketing activities, and other work relevant to marketing and selling BTTR's products within your region, and outside of your region if needed. You will work closely with BTTR's management team to coordinate strategies for achieving company goals, as well as receive all necessary support you might need in your new role.
Most importantly, you're responsible for learning the Back to the Roots story and living it every day as you educate our current and future customers about our simple, sustainable, and fun products!
We're hiring sales managers in Boston, DC, NYC, Atlanta, Chicago, and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.
US Citizens + permanent residents
Compensation: $35k+. 40+ hours/week
To Apply:
Cover letters good but not required. Accepting applicants graduating from May 2000 - May 2011.