Full-Time

Farmer's Fridge Account Executive

Farmer's Fridge

Farmer's Fridge

201-500 employees

Direct-to-consumer healthy meals via smart fridges

Compensation Overview

$65k - $85k/yr

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

Based in Chicago, IL; frequent travel required.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Forecasting
Salesforce

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Requirements
  • A true hunter mindset: self-motivated, resilient, and ready to hustle every day.
  • Proven track record of prospecting and closing new business, with clear, quantifiable results.
  • Experience building and managing a territory — comfortable living on the road and working independently.
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills; confident presenting value propositions to executives and operators alike.
  • CRM fluency (Salesforce preferred); strong pipeline discipline and accountability.
  • Passion for healthy food access, sustainability, and the impact of Farmer's Fridge's mission.
Responsibilities
  • Own the full sales cycle from prospecting and cold outreach to contract and onboarding.
  • Actively identify, pursue, and close new business opportunities with food service and vending providers (Compass/Canteen, Aramark, Sodexo, and regional operators).
  • Build and nurture relationships that drive long-term growth and recurring placement opportunities.
  • Develop a deep understanding of market dynamics, territory potential, and location-level performance.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Marketing, and Finance to ensure seamless implementation and growth.
  • Consistently hit or exceed sales targets, maintaining an organized, data-driven approach to pipeline management and forecasting.
  • Experience building and managing a territory or local market; comfortable living in your car between meetings and creating your own structure.
Desired Qualifications
  • None explicitly listed as desirable qualifications.

Farmer's Fridge runs a network of smart fridges that offer fresh, healthy meals and snacks for busy, health-conscious people in high-traffic places like offices, hospitals, and airports. It prepares and packages food in a central kitchen and ships it to its fridges, where customers pay with a credit card to purchase items directly from the unit. The business model is direct-to-consumer through automated retail, with revenue coming from the markup on food sold in the fridges. What makes it different is the combination of on-site automated retail with freshly prepared, centrally produced meals and a focus on corporate wellness and convenient grab-and-go options rather than traditional vending or full-service delivery. The company's goal is to provide convenient access to fresh, healthy meals in convenient locations, supporting healthier choices for busy individuals.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$111.6M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • West Coast expansion and hot-meal kiosks broaden the product format.
  • Airport operators want fresh grab-and-go options alongside automated hot food.
  • Employer wellness and university channels fit health-conscious, repeat purchase behavior.

What critics are saying

  • Fresh meals spoil quickly, making forecast errors directly hit gross margin.
  • Refrigeration or payment outages create immediate inventory losses and reputational damage.
  • Food-safety incidents can trigger broad landlord and airport pullbacks.

What makes Farmer's Fridge unique

  • Central-kitchen meals plus refrigerated smart fridges create consistent fresh inventory.
  • Airport, hospital, and office placements target dense, time-constrained consumers.
  • Feeding America partnership strengthens brand trust around social impact.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Sabbatical Leave

Employee Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

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