Marieke Gouda

Job Type
Full-time
Description
Love artisan food, specialty cheese, and building relationships?
Marieke Gouda is hiring a West Coast Sales Manager to help grow our award-winning Gouda cheese brand across grocery, specialty retail, distributors, and foodservice accounts throughout the western United States.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys relationship-based sales, travel, and representing a premium artisan food brand with a strong national reputation.
What You'll Do

• Build and grow customer relationships throughout the West Coast territory
• Develop new business opportunities with specialty retailers, grocery stores, distributors, and foodservice accounts
• Support existing accounts with product information, promotions, merchandising, and follow-up
• Attend trade shows, tastings, and industry events
• Partner with internal teams to ensure excellent customer experience
• Maintain CRM activity, sales notes, and account updates
• Represent the Marieke Gouda brand professionally and passionately

What We're Looking For

• Sales, account management, or food industry experience preferred
• Specialty food, cheese, dairy, CPG, or distributor experience is a plus
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Self-motivated and organized
• Comfortable with regular travel throughout the territory
• Ability to work independently while staying connected to the team
• CRM and Microsoft Office experience preferred

Why Join Us?

• Represent an award-winning artisan cheese brand
• Be part of a growing and passionate team
• Opportunity to make a direct impact on growth
• Competitive compensation + incentive opportunity
• Flexible remote territory-based role
• Employee product discounts

About Marieke Gouda
Marieke Gouda is a nationally recognized artisan cheese company based in Wisconsin, producing authentic Dutch-style Gouda using traditional cheesemaking techniques and milk from our family farm. Our cheeses are sold nationwide and have earned numerous national and international awards for quality and craftsmanship. If you're passionate about food, sales, and building strong customer relationships, we'd love to connect with you.
Salary Description
80,000 - 150,000 Annually