Vending Industry Marketing Consultant — 8-Week Reseller Mapping (U.S. Focus) - Contract to Hire

We are hiring a market research consultant to build a prioritized reseller and distributor list covering:

Vending & automated retail

Food & beverage equipment distribution

Refrigeration & cold chain systems

Regulated product distribution

IoT retail solution resellers

Primary focus: United States Secondary scope: Europe, Latin America, and Canada

Timeline — 8 Weeks

Deliverables

Structured spreadsheet (Google Sheets or Excel) including:

Company name, HQ, geographic footprint

Channel classification

Company size indicators

Primary contact(s)

Email, phone, LinkedIn (where available)

Specialty focus and notable deployments

Franchise/affiliate associations

Prioritized ranking of most likely partners

All entries must represent qualified leads for follow-up.

Plus a summary of:

Research methodology

Source mix

Contact confidence grading

Milestones

Week 2: 50-company sample + taxonomy alignment

20% of total project fee

Week 5: U.S. list ~70% complete

30% of total project fee

Week 7: Secondary regions draft Week

20% of total project fee

8: Final delivery

30% of total project fee

Proposal Must Include

Research methodology

Tools and databases used

Relevant sample spreadsheet output

Estimated contact accuracy

Availability across 8 weeks