Job Description

Job Location: Jersey City, NJ 07305
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 Salary/year
Travel Percentage: Road Warrior
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: CommercialWe grow the world’s BEST Strawberries & that wouldn’t be possible without our Commercial Team!
We are seeking a National Field Sales & Marketing Specialist to drive growth in high-priority and under-resourced regions. This role supports national expansion by launching new markets, strengthening retail and restaurant partnerships, reinforcing brand standards, and elevating in-field execution across territories. With up to 90% travel, this position partners cross-functionally with Sales, Field, and Brand Marketing and reports to the Senior Manager of Field Sales & Marketing.
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Travel to new regions to cover and launch new markets through retail and restaurant partnership development, demos, field events, and store visits.
- Carve out shelf space and train store teams on the product, brand, and merchandising standards.
- Travel to regions with low staffing and support ongoing execution by assisting with store visits, demos, field events, and relevant reporting.
- Align Sales Managers and District Sales Associates to brand and HQ standards in-field, ensuring alignment with HQ expectations.
- Collaborate with the Senior Manager of Field Marketing and Sales on event planning and execution for all regions, including research, asset management, run-of-shows, event execution, and post-event analysis.
- Assist the Senior Manager in overseeing and coordinating third-party demo execution in new or understaffed regions.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with key retail personnel to:
- - Identify and escalate inventory, distribution, and pricing issues.
- - Ensure all accounts meet Oishii’s merchandising and quality standards.
- - Cultivate brand “loyalists” among retail staff who actively promote Oishii in-store.
- Support oversight of part-time District Sales Associates and third-party merchandising and demo partners to maintain excellence in-store.
- Serve as the Face of the Brand during travel assignments by exemplifying field leadership, execution excellence, and cross-functional communication.
- Travel frequently (90%+) to support markets, including weekend activations as needed.
- Assist in identifying and developing partnership and event opportunities in all markets to drive brand awareness and trial.

QualificationsWho will love this job: Individuals who love to travel, identify with our Core Values and exhibit skills within those values will thrive at Oishii.
- One Team, One Fight!
- - Ability to quickly shift priorities to meet deadlines and effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, clearly, concisely and with purpose at various levels of the organization.
- - Ability to work cross functionally at all levels including across locations, and collaborate with a focus on supporting & understanding the evolving business needs of a startup environment.
- - Ability to lead through others and develop teams with a diverse level of experience to succeed.
- Focus.
- - Ability to remove obstacles in order to prioritize which could include problem solving, working through ambiguity and using fact based or sound judgment in the absence of process or policy. We are building it, but need to manage through the process with good judgment and a bias for action.
- - Ability to synthesize information quickly to aid in the troubleshooting process.
- GSD (Get Sh** Done!)
- - Possessing an entrepreneurial mindset with the tenacity to develop ideas, process, and policy and implement them rapidly.
- - Capable of prioritizing tasks and  considering the resources available when doing so.
- - A bias for action! Ability to hold yourself accountable and take ownership of driving results that impact company outcomes.
- - Track record of effectively handling complex employee relations issues, and addressing sensitive information and difficult situations with tact, discretion, and confidentiality..
What we look for in a National Field Sales & Marketing Specialist:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent
- 4+ years of progressive field sales and/or marketing management experience with a track record of success, ideally within CPG, Grocery or related industries
Additional Details:
- Must be capable of standing, walking, and working on feet for prolonged periods
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds as the role may require moving promotional equipment and restocking merchandise
- Willing and able to travel 90% of the time to support new marketings, train new Regional Sales Managers and support field activations weekly.
- Valid US driver’s license required and have a reliable vehicle you are willing to use to travel in the assigned region.
Perks at Oishii:
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Compensation: $65,000-$70,000 with equity
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(K)
- 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance + Long Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental leave, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Time
- Paid Training & 7 Paid Holidays
- Office social events including happy hours, parties, and community service projects
- Employee activity groups for basketball players, Yoga Enthusiasts, runners…
About Oishii:
At Oishii, we grow the best fruit in the world by deploying ground-breaking vertical farming technology that pushes the boundaries of agriculture. We’re the first in the WORLD to grow fruit in an indoor vertical farm at commercial scale. We started with strawberries, which we debuted at Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, the three star Michelin restaurant considered by critics to be among the best in the world. Since then, we have supplied our strawberries to food-loving consumers, world-class restaurants, and specialty retailers across NYC. Our proprietary technology enables us to grow the very best produce year-round, at the same high level of quality, all without using any pesticides.
Oishii has been profiled in Eater, NPR, Time Magazine, and Fortune. Oishi was also one of the Fast Companies Most Innovative Companies of 2022.
At Oishii, everything we do works toward accomplishing our mission of transforming agriculture sustainably while bringing produce that truly delights people everywhere. This requires farmers, engineers, scientists, product managers, and members of many other backgrounds to work together day-in and day-out to innovate, while operating increasingly large farms. We have an amazing mission-driven team of highly motivated and engaged members.
Learn More https://oishii.com/