Ideal Candidate is based in West Coast, preference for CA
About Us
At Zevia, we’re creating a world of better-for-you flavor—better for people and the planet. Our team is made up of courageous challengers and tenacious builders who are passionate about our mission. We’re solutions-oriented, always improving, and we operate with a healthy thirst for risk. We believe in staying true to our convictions while continuously learning and evolving.
At our core, we are people-centric. We care deeply, lead with empathy, and operate as one team—no egos, just a shared purpose. We strive to reflect the diversity of our consumer base within our organization and foster a culture of empathy and humility.
Together, we aim to impact global health, provide affordable better-for-you products, and protect the planet by reducing plastic.
We’re fighting the good fight to change the beverage industry for the better — and we’re just getting started.
Summary
The Director, Sales drives business performance and is responsible for building quality key account businesses with key customers in their specific region of the US. The Director, Sales directly manages the business of their assigned regional and sales accounts.
Responsibilities include playing a primary role in tailoring strategy and programs optimized for the national and regional chains in the assigned territory. This role builds and sells these programs to local decision-makers. This role creates and manages account budgets that focus on key performance indicators (KPIs), including price, promotion execution, and quality distribution.
What You’ll Do
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What We're Looking For
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no direct supervisory responsibility but will serve as a coach and mentor within the department.
Work Environment
Under normal operations, this position operates in a home office environment for 60% of the time. This role has significant travel requirements of up to 40% with the focus on this travel to be attending customer and corporate headquarters (HQ) appointments.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to thirty (30) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type
Full Time, Exempt
Travel
This position requires up to 40% travel.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
What We Offer
Our compensation package includes a base pay range + bonus + equity
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified job candidates and employees. To that end, Zevia maintains a workplace free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of an individual’s race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity, gender expression, change of sex, and transgender status), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height, weight, age, any physical or mental disability (including gender dysphoria or similar gender-related conditions), medical condition, national origin, ancestry, marital status (including registered domestic partnership, civil union, or any other partnership status), familial status, caregiver status, military or veteran status (including unfavorable discharge from military status), genetic information, genetic testing, predisposing genetic characteristics, caregiver status, order of protection status, work authorization status, citizenship status, immigration status, conviction record or history, arrest record, pre-employment marijuana testing, credit history, salary history, Civil Air Patrol status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law (each, a “Protected Characteristic”).
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