A

Affinity Group

Food sales brokerage with analytics

Account Executive - Food Broker

Full-Time
$75k - $85k+ Bonus potential + Equity stock options
Mid
Bachelor's, Associate's
Spokane, WA, USA
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementField Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • 3–5 years of foodservice sales or distribution sales experience.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Active driver’s license and a clean driving record.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and customer relationship management systems.
Responsibilities
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute events, including food shows and seminars, to showcase the value proposition of client offerings.
  • Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders through consistent communication, including virtual presentations, calls, and emails.
  • Grow sales with distributors, merchandisers, and buyers while building lasting client relationships.
  • Travel locally to meet clients and operators face-to-face.
  • Lead consultative sales presentations to distributors, merchandisers, buyers, and their sales teams.
  • Independently manage the full sales cycle, leveraging customer relationship management tools to ensure data accuracy and streamline workflows.
  • Use critical thinking to guide prospects toward successful purchasing decisions.
  • Travel daily by motor vehicle to assigned locations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Restaurant operations or culinary experience.
  • An associate or bachelor’s degree.

About the company

Affinity Group is a North American food sales and marketing agency that works as a broker to help brands grow in both foodservice and retail channels. It provides sales strategy, culinary support, store-level merchandising and planning, plus category management and consumer-trend insights. The company leverages data and analytics to guide decision-making and deliver real-time results for clients, with divisions for foodservice and retail offering tailored solutions such as menu development, marketing insights, and perishables brokerage. It differentiates itself through its dual-channel focus, a track record of acquisitions to broaden reach (Matrix Sales & Marketing and Jon Morris & Co.), and ongoing data integration and AI enhancements through a partnership with Mascari NXT. Its goal is to drive sales growth and stronger brand performance for client brands across the North American market by turning data and market insights into practical sales and merchandising plans.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina

Founded

2014

Get referred to Affinity Group

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • PR Newswire said the Mascari NXT deal expands customer reach by 50%.
  • Datassential's May 2026 case study validates Affinity's pitch-to-win execution with measurable placements.
  • Leadiq noted December 2025 produce leadership hiring, signaling continued channel-specific investment.

What critics are saying

  • Mascari NXT integration in 2026 risks distraction and culture clash across sales teams.
  • Small-company profile and 51-200 employees create client-concentration risk if one account leaves.
  • AI selling is becoming table stakes; competitors can copy it within twelve months.

What makes Affinity Group unique

  • January 2026 Mascari NXT acquisition adds AI-driven selling to food brokerage.
  • Affinity Group combines foodservice, retail, and fresh-channel coverage under one sales agency.
  • Datassential's May 2026 case study showed 2 LTO wins and one permanent menu placement.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

Phone/Internet Stipend

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

PMQ
Feb 4th, 2026
Affinity Group Acquires Mascari NXT as Part of Strategy to Advance Food Industry Sales - PMQ Pizza

Affinity Group, a leading North American sales and marketing agency, today announced the acquisition of Mascari NXT, an AI and data integration company. As a subsidiary of Affinity Group, the company will operate as Mascari NXT, An Affinity Group Company. This acquisition marks a major step in Affinity Group’s long-term strategy to advance food industry […]