Regional Sales Manager
rishi tea botanicalsBaltimore (MD)
About the role
Title: Regional Sales Manager, East
Company: Rishi Tea & Botanicals
Location: Greater Washington DC AreaAbout Rishi Tea & Botanicals
Rishi Tea & Botanicals is one of the fastest-growing and category-leading premium teabrands in the U.S. Our remarkable teas and botanicals are served in tens of thousandsof premier cafés, restaurants, and hospitality destinations globally, as we partner withthe most respected names in the culinary and hospitality world. Founded in 1997 byJosh Kaiser, Rishi charted a new course for the tea industry: sourcing teas andbotanicals from the world’s best producers, building long-term relationships directly withfarmers, and bringing exceptional quality to market without compromise and withculinary creativity. As a result, Rishi has become a vanguard of Direct Trade within thetea industry. This philosophy defines our brand as both consumers and operators alikeincreasingly seek transparency, authenticity, and excellence. You will be the commercial driver and strategic voice of an internationally revered brand, representing a premium portfolio in chef-driven culinary environments, luxury hospitality, and high-volume specialty foodservice sectors. If you are a proven hunter who thrives on direct selling, understands distributor economics, and wants true business ownership over a high-profile territory, this is your next chapter. Why This Opportunity? True Market Ownership: Shape regional strategy, direct promotional execution, and control go-to-market decisions across a premier Western footprint. Premium Brand Prestige: Represent a globally sourced, high-integrity portfolio where culinary storytelling, ingredient integrity, and unmatched quality open doors. Executive Exposure: Collaborate directly with senior leadership to build commercial infrastructure and scale territory operations. What You’ll OwnRevenue Growth: Drive regional volume through high-level direct selling and strategic distributor partnerships with premium culinary and natural/specialty retail networks. Pipeline Expansion: Prospect, negotiate, and close multi-unit, high-profile hospitality and strategic accounts. Distributor Management: Elevate regional distributor and broker performance through rigorous joint business planning and accountability. Team Leadership: Maintain an active field presence, mentoring, coaching, and developing a dedicated team of Territory Sales Representatives. Financial Performance: Partner cross-functionally with marketing, operations, and finance to maximize regional ROI, profitability, and budget efficiency.
What We’re Looking For:
5+ years of B2B sales experience in CPG / Food & Beverage (beverage, coffee, tea, wine, or artisanal specialty food background highly preferred).Proven Hospitality Track Record: Deep expertise navigating multi-unit hospitality accounts and broadline/specialty distributor networks.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: A natural ability to balance high-level strategic business forecasting with aggressive, hands-on market execution.
Financial Acumen: Comfortable analyzing complex sales trends, managing promotional spend budgets, and optimizing customer profitability metrics.
Featured Benefits:
Competitive base salary with performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance.
Generous PTO structure, including dedicated paid volunteer days to support community initiatives.401(k) program with company match.
Deep product education and a collaborative, purpose-driven culture.
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