Associate Field Manager - North East region
Company: Dirty Hands
Role summary
Associate Field Manager - North East region is a role at Dirty Hands in Newark, New Jersey, United States (hybrid). Posted 2026-10-09. Salary: USD 60,000–94,500 per year. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- Associate Field Manager - North East region
- Company
- Dirty Hands
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Work arrangement
- hybrid
- Category
- Retail
- Salary
- USD 60,000–94,500 per year
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-10-09
This is a fantastic opportunity to get into a management role within the natural and conventional retail space, with a clear path to becoming a full Field Manager. You'll be developing your leadership skills by supporting a team of merchandisers and building strong relationships at the store level, all while earning a competitive salary and gaining valuable experience.
Job description
Role Overview:
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.
Focus Area
% of Week
Field Execution / Team and Brand Ride-Alongs
40%
Team Coaching, Development & Performance Support
25%
Communication, Collaboration & Stakeholder Calls
15%
Reviewing Reporting & Ensuring Data Integrity
10%
Leadership Development & Regional Operations
10%
What You’ll Own:
People Leadership & Development
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.
Field Execution & Operational Leadership
Maintain a consistent field presence and uses store visits and ride-alongs to evaluate execution, coach Account Managers, strengthen retailer relationships, and identify opportunities.
Monitor store visitation, mission completion, execution quality, reporting accuracy, and other key performance indicators through company systems and field observation.
Use data and field insights to identify execution gaps, determine root causes, and recommend or implement solutions in partnership with the Field Manager.
Assist in setting and tracking brand and account-specific goals and communicates progress, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to leadership.
Lead team calls, one-on-ones, and field coaching sessions as assigned while developing the ability to independently lead a team.
Support brand partner ride-alongs and market visits to communicate execution opportunities and market insights directly with internal and external partners.
Responsible for a limited store route as needed to remain connected to field execution and business realities.
Leadership Development & Progression
Partner with the Field Manager and Field Director to establish and regularly review an individual leadership development plan.
Take on increasing ownership of team leadership, operational decisions, performance conversations, market planning, and stakeholder communication as readiness develops.
Demonstrate growth in independent decision-making, prioritization, problem-solving, coaching, accountability, and business judgment.
May provide interim leadership coverage for the Field Manager or take ownership of specific territories, initiatives, accounts, or team priorities as part of continued development.
Advancement is based on demonstrated readiness, performance, business needs, and available opportunities.
Communication & Partnership
Maintain consistent, clear communication with team members regarding priorities, expectations, performance, and business updates.
Partner closely with the Field Manager, Field Director, Brand Management, and other cross-functional partners to ensure alignment between field priorities and business objectives.
Proactively communicates execution risks, staffing concerns, opportunities, and recommended solutions rather than simply escalating problems.
Develop the ability to represent the market effectively in leadership discussions, brand conversations, and retailer interactions.
Communicate with professionalism, transparency, urgency, and appropriate judgment across field, leadership, brand, and retail partners.
What We’re Looking For:
Experience
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.
Core Strengths
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.
Technical Skills
Comfortable working across modern business and technology platforms, including Google Workspace, Airtable, AI-enabled tools, CRM/retail execution platforms, and other evolvin
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