Sales Lead

About usVow is a cultured meat company on a mission to feed billions and create food that's good for your tastebuds, your health and your planet.We're bringing together cutting edge innovations in science, engineering, culinary and design to create new meats that meat lovers can choose selfishly because it's nutritious and delicious, and we're doing so in a sustainable way.The role:We launched on home turf in Australia in June 2025 and have now had a few months to test, learn and experiment in-market. Now we're ready to grow and we need a gun who can help get an entirely new type of food onto thousands of plates across Sydney. There's a chance you'll travel elsewhere in Australia to support mission-critical accounts, but we're primarily looking for someone who can help us take over our home streets here in NSW.You'll be responsible for introducing our revolutionary new products to partners right here. We've already served >80,000 customers in Singapore, and we believe we have the right playbook to now scale our first brand, Forged, much more intentionally in Sydney. You'll lead business development and partnerships across a range of channels, everything from your neighbourhood deli, to hatted restaurants, premium chains, caterers, meal kits, airlines and hotels.You'll take responsibility for representing Forged to all new partners in Sydney, generating new leads, converting sizable accounts at speed, and leveraging our suite of new food products (or helping propose ones not yet in existence) to deliver value to both prospective and existing customers.The experience/skills you will bring:Proven sales and business-development leader with a track record of rapidly scaling products or brands in-market.Strong food & beverage industry experience, ideally with existing relationships across restaurants, distributors, and hospitality networks.Comfortable initiating contact and selling proactively, whether through cold calling, in-person visits, or opportunistic conversations.Commercially astute and metrics-driven, balancing top-line growth with margin and customer value.Excellent storyteller and relationship builder, able to inspire enthusiasm for new food technologies and drive adoption.Hands-on, action-oriented operator who thrives in the field and embraces a high-energy, entrepreneurial approach.Experience in startups, scale-ups, or very fast-paced FMCG; adaptable, self-sufficient, and confident operating in fast-moving, high-growth environments.Analytical and deeply customer-focused, translating in-market feedback into actionable commercial and product decisions.You will:Lead market expansion of Forged in Sydney, owning the full sales cycle, from lead generation and outreach to deal closure and long-term account growth.Secure and grow partnerships across diverse food channels, from local delis and hatted restaurants to premium hospitality, catering, and retail groups.Develop and deliver data-driven sales forecasts, achieving ambitious volume and revenue targets.Build and nurture strong relationships, ensuring accounts are excited, engaged and continuously ordering.Actively seek out new business opportunities, from cold calls and walk-ins to spontaneous, in-the-moment sales conversations.Collaborate with product and manufacturing teams to align market demand with production capacity, influence product development, and manage forecasts.We're looking for a person with serious hustle and zero ego. You'll spend ~90% of your time out on the street with customers. We want someone who sees this as a genuinely career-defining opportunity to be one of the first in the world to bring this new category to life.Who we are and why join:We are building a diverse, mission-led dream team of "Vowzers." Our mission is to make food products for everyone. To do that well we need a workforce that's representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view - so we're building a culture to match. Be yourself and come as you are.Work on cutting-edge technology. We're bringing together cutting-edge innovations in science, engineering, and food, to recreate the world's most tantalising and unique culinary experiences. All without compromising on ethics or our planet along the way. Since our inception in 2019, we have held the title of being the first startup to cultivate meat from the cells of an undomesticated animal, been called The Spaceship of the cultured meat industry by Forbes and launched our first product under the brand Forged in some of the hottest restaurants in Singapore.Work with and learn from the best. Our team includes some of the world's top scientists, innovators, operators, and creatives with decades of industry experience. Despite our experiences though, we all strive to build, break, learn, and repeat. We see the impossible as temporary and strive to learn and support our company and fellow Vowzers' growth as much as possible.We're fully funded and ready to go. We are a growing Aussie biotech start-up backed by Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Grok Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, P7 Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and PeakBridge VC.Vow perks and benefits:Everyone is an owner. In addition to competitive base salaries, each and every 'Vowzer' owns equity in the company so we can all benefit from our hard work and future success.Generous paid parental leave. We offer 8 weeks of paid caregiver leave and an additional 8 weeks paid leave for the birth giver.Generous relocation budget & support. Support for interstate or overseas team members and their families.Unlimited personal leave. At Vow we recognise that sometimes sh*t happens. We don't want you to stress about work when you need to deal with an emergency or are struggling with something truly difficult. We offer unlimited personal leave to empower you to truly bring your best self to work every single day.Heaps of tasty samples from our culinary centre. Our fantastic "food inventors" on the Vow team are always cooking up new product prototypes, and all Vowzers are given the opportunity to taste, give feedback, and learn from their culinary prowess.An awesome converted warehouse "campus" in Alexandria. Complete with a glass-walled lab, 2 factories, shower and towel service, bike rack, free snacks, a culinary centre and plenty of collaboration and chill zones.Human and dog friendly office An inclusive community and culture, in a welcoming office, complete with friendly "Vowzer" dogsA variety of social clubs. We encourage all our Vowzers to build the culture with us and share what you love by creating social clubs across the business. From book clubs to hiking groups, we're always looking for ways to learn and engage with our team.