Associate Field Manager - North East region

This role is designed as a development pathway into the Field Manager role, where you will grow into leading a team of merchandisers responsible for executing brand strategy across natural and conventional retailers in the North East region. They help drive best-in-class retail execution through consistent field presence, store-level relationship building, and hands-on support of the field team. They partner closely with the Field Manager to coach and support team members, reinforce expectations, and help ensure priorities are being executed consistently across the region. They spend time in the field alongside merchandisers, providing guidance, identifying opportunities, and helping solve challenges at the store level. 

Successful Associate Field Managers lead humbly through influence and inspiration, embody a servant leadership mindset, and have a desire and ability to engage their teams while driving results. Advancement is based on demonstrated readiness, performance, business needs, and available opportunities.

• Build strong, trusting relationships with team members while reinforcing Dirty Hands' mission, values, expectations, and culture.
• Coach and develop the field team through regular field ride-alongs, one-on-ones, real-time feedback, and documented follow-up.
• Develop individual growth goals with team members and helps identify opportunities for increased responsibility and advancement.
• Partner with the Field Manager on performance management while developing the ability to independently identify performance gaps, deliver direct feedback, establish expectations, and follow through on accountability.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training, scheduling, and ongoing development of team members.
• Learn to identify talent, performance risk, engagement concerns, and succession opportunities within the team.
• Create an engaged and connected team environment through consistent communication, field presence, recognition, and accountability.
• Seek regular feedback from the Field Manager and Field Director and demonstrate measurable growth in leadership capability and decision-making.

• 2+ years of merchandising and/or sales experience in CPG. 
• 2+ years of retail industry experience preferred.
• 1+ years of leading, mentoring, or training others is a plus. 

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability or clear potential  to motivate, engage, develop, and hold a team accountable to results.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, take ownership, and move solutions forward.
• Interest in the natural CPG industry and a drive to help brands grow through strong execution and partnership.

• Comfortable working across modern business and technology platforms, including Google Workspace, Airtable, AI-enabled tools, CRM/retail execution platforms, and other evolving systems used to manage communication, reporting, and field execution.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly as technology, systems, and business needs evolve.

• Must have a valid driver's license, proof of current auto insurance, a reliable form of transportation, and be able to drive for extended periods of time.
• Capable of meeting the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, including but not limited to walking and standing for up to 8 hours; frequent bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, pushing, and pulling; frequent lifting up to 25lbs and occasional lifting between 40 – 50lbs.
• Ability to work in cold environments, such as refrigerated and freezer sections of retail stores, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to make store visits with the team 3-4 days per week.
• Overnight travel could be up to 40% (during new hire onboarding) otherwise up to 10% depending on territory and business needs.

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 due to our business, industry, and/or market changes. 

At Dirty Hands, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Dirty Hands hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.