**THIS IS NOT A ROLE WITH FORCEBRANDS**
Sales Operations Coordinator
Hybrid | Southern California
About Our Client
They are a rapidly growing better-for-you food brand on a mission to simplify healthy snacking with clean, high-quality ingredients. Our products are sold through many of the country's leading natural, specialty, grocery, club, and conventional retail partners, and we're continuing to expand nationally. As they scale, they are looking for a highly organized Sales Operations Coordinator to support our commercial team and help build the operational foundation that enables continued growth.
About the Role
This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations. You'll help keep our commercial organization running efficiently by managing customer onboarding, product setup, reporting, compliance documentation, retailer portals, digital shelf content, and cross-functional projects. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and loves bringing structure to growing organizations.
What You'll Do
- Manage customer onboarding, item setup, vendor documentation, and retailer/distributor portal updates
- Build and maintain recurring sales reports, pricing files, inventory trackers, and operational dashboards
- Own product data management across GDSN and retailer portals, ensuring accurate digital shelf content and product information
- Support pricing, line reviews, new item launches, sell sheets, and customer presentations
- Maintain compliance documentation, certifications, and retailer submission requirements
- Coordinate sales collateral, trade show logistics, and shared commercial resources
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, brokers, and distributors to keep projects on track and improve operational processes
- Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional organization and attention to detail
What They're Looking For
- 1–3+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Commercial Operations, Sales Coordination, or a related business function
- Experience within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), food & beverage, retail, or consumer products preferred
- Familiarity supporting national retail customers and distributors such as UNFI, KeHE, DOT Foods, or similar organizations
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills with proficiency in PowerPoint and Microsoft Office
- Experience with retailer portals, product setup, or GDSN platforms (1WorldSync, Syndigo, IX-One, Nielsen BrandBank, etc.) is a plus
- Experience with SharePoint, Airtable, Canva, or similar business tools is a plus
- Excellent organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter with a collaborative, team-first mindset
- Bachelor's degree preferred
You'll join a growing, entrepreneurial organization where your work has immediate impact. This is an opportunity to build scalable processes, work alongside experienced commercial leaders, and play a meaningful role in helping an emerging food brand continue its national expansion.
If you enjoy bringing organization to complexity and want to be part of a collaborative team building something exciting, we'd love to hear from you.
