National Retail Sales Coordinator

Skylight • Minneapolis, MN

16h • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Skylight is seeking a resourceful National Retail Sales Coordinator to support several of its largest national retail partnerships. The role combines operational execution with business building, requiring the coordinator to understand account performance, identify issues early, analyze data, navigate retailer and internal systems, and independently move work forward. The coordinator will partner closely with National Account Managers and work cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Product, and Marketing.

The successful candidate is analytical, organized, commercially curious, and resourceful, with the initiative to find answers and resolve problems even when processes or ownership are unclear. The position supports day-to-day account management, business reporting and analysis, forecasting and promotional planning, retailer operations, item setup and launch coordination, and management of project timelines and deadlines.

Skylight is a technology startup whose products include Skylight Calendar and Skylight Buddy. The company describes itself as bootstrapped and profitable, with more than $300 million in annual revenue. The anticipated base salary range is $90,000–$110,000 per year, with actual compensation determined by job-related factors. The company also offers benefits and paid time off.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience supporting national retail, consumer products, retail operations, sales analytics, account management, or a related function.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn sales, inventory, and operational data into actionable recommendations.
• High ownership and initiative, including the ability to solve problems without clearly established processes.
• Resourcefulness in navigating systems, finding internal experts, and figuring out unfamiliar processes.
• Demonstrated persistence in solving problems through to resolution.
• Strong learning agility and ability to quickly understand new tools, retailers, processes, and business models.
• Clear and direct communication skills, including asking questions, surfacing concerns, constructively challenging assumptions, and communicating blockers early.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities and processes may evolve.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting large national retailers.
• Experience with retailer portals, forecasting, item setup, inventory management, or point-of-sale reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day management of several large national retail accounts.
• Build working relationships with retailer buyers, planners, merchants, operations teams, and other key partners.
• Own weekly business reporting on sales, sell-through, inventory, forecasts, returns, promotions, and other account metrics.
• Analyze retailer sales and inventory trends, identify root causes of performance changes, and recommend actions, including through sell-through forecasting analysis.
• Partner with National Account Managers to improve forecasts, plan promotional lifts, identify incremental opportunities, and flag risks proactively.
• Build cross-functional relationships with Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and Marketing.
• Become proficient in retailer portals, reporting tools, item setup processes, forecasting systems, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate new item setup, retailer documentation, packaging requirements, and launch activities.
• Manage project timelines for retail displays, third-party vendors, creative approvals, shipments, and retailer deadlines.
• Work across Skylight to find answers, resolve issues, and keep projects moving when ownership or processes are unclear.
• Communicate risks, questions, and blockers early and directly.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• 401(k) matching.
• Wellness, learning, and home-office budgets.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Tremendous autonomy to set the direction of your work.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Company holidays on the first Friday of every month, except November and December.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed