{"id":2629,"date":"2026-09-04T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=2629"},"modified":"2026-10-05T00:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:07:11","slug":"wholesale-sales-lead","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/?post_type=job_listing&p=2629","title":{"rendered":"Wholesale Sales Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2245 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Queen-City-Coffee-Roasters-logo-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Queen-City-Coffee-Roasters-logo-2025.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Queen-City-Coffee-Roasters-logo-2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Queen-City-Coffee-Roasters-logo-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sprudgejobs.coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Queen-City-Coffee-Roasters-logo-2025-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wholesale Sales Lead \u2014 Specialty Coffee<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Queen City Coffee Roasters | North\/Central NJ + NYC Metro | Full-Time<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">$70,000\u2013$90,000 base + uncapped commission | On-target earnings ~$115,000+<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">About Us<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Queen City Coffee Roasters is a family-owned specialty coffee company, growing fast but still run the way a family business runs: decisions made quickly, everyone close to the work, no layers of bureaucracy between you and the people who can say yes. We&#8217;re looking to bring on career professionals who want to help build something at this stage of growth \u2014 not just fill a seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We have caf\u00e9 locations in Plainfield, Clifton, and Summit, NJ \u2014 and a fourth location opening in Brooklyn. We roast everything in-house and supply ~50 wholesale partners across North\/Central NJ and the NYC Metro, from caf\u00e9s and restaurants to offices and specialty retailers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We hold ourselves to high standards on green coffee sourcing and roast using carefully created profiles to bring out the best qualities of each coffee we source, backed by a meticulous quality control protocol from bean to cup. Our mission is bringing high-end specialty coffee to everyday consumers in an approachable way \u2014 not gatekept, not intimidating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Here&#8217;s the honest pitch: our wholesale business was built almost entirely on inbound demand and word of mouth \u2014 and that demand is high and growing fast, even with no one actively selling it. We&#8217;ve never had a dedicated salesperson, which makes this a great place for a commission role like this to start from: you&#8217;re not creating demand from zero, you&#8217;re the first person here to actually chase it down. You would be employee-one in sales, with a proven product, an established roasting operation behind you, real operational support, and a wide-open territory. You won&#8217;t inherit a playbook. You&#8217;ll write it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You won&#8217;t be building it alone, though: our CEO and Director of Operations are hands-on and will jump into deals to help you close when it counts, and we already have a production roaster\/equipment technician keeping quality and output on track, with delivery routes already established. Leadership is just as invested in making sure our operations can scale with the growth you bring in \u2014 this role is about selling, and we&#8217;ll grow the wholesale team further as it does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">What You&#8217;ll Do<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Own the wholesale revenue line: prospecting, pipeline, pricing (within approved tiers), closing, and growth of existing accounts<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Hunt net-new recurring accounts \u2014 caf\u00e9s, restaurants, offices, hotels, grocery\/specialty retail, caterers \u2014 across North\/Central NJ and the NYC Metro<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Run a disciplined outbound motion: target lists, sampling and cuppings, proposals, and a clean CRM<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Convert occasional buyers in our existing account base into weekly standing orders<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Work directly with the CEO and our Director of Operations; hand off signed accounts to our operations team so you can keep hunting<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Feed market intelligence back into our roasting and product decisions (SKUs, formats, private label, cold brew)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">What We&#8217;re Looking For<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Must-haves:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">2\u20135+ years of outbound B2B sales in specialty coffee, foodservice, beverage distribution, or adjacent CPG \u2014 you&#8217;ve carried a quota and closed recurring-revenue accounts from cold<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">An existing network in the North\/Central NJ + NYC Metro caf\u00e9, restaurant, or office-services market \u2014 this is one of the highest-value things you can bring on day one<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Pipeline discipline: CRM hygiene, weekly activity metrics, forecast accountability<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Ability to talk coffee credibly with a caf\u00e9 owner \u2014 or the drive to get there fast through training with our head roaster<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Self-directed. This is a build role, not a maintain role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nice-to-haves:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">An existing book of business<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Experience selling office coffee programs or private label<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Spanish or Arabic language skills<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Valid driver&#8217;s license and comfort covering a regional territory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Compensation &amp; Benefits<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Base salary: $70,000\u2013$90,000 depending on experience<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Uncapped commission on new account revenue, paid monthly \u2014 on-target earnings ~$115,000, with real upside beyond that for a strong hunter<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Quarterly bonus for hitting new-account targets<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Mileage\/travel reimbursement, sampling budget, and the tools you need to sell<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Health benefits and paid time off<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">A seat at the table as we scale \u2014 you&#8217;d be employee-one in sales at a company committed to growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">How to Apply<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Send your resume and a short note covering:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Three accounts you closed from cold \u2014 the type of business, rough deal size, and how long the sale took<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Why specialty coffee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\">Applications without the note will still be read, but the note gets you to the front of the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Our interview process is simple: a conversation with our CEO and Director of Operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Queen City Coffee Roasters is an equal opportunity employer. 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