Distributor Sales Rep. Outside
Ben E. Keith Company · Farmington, NM · 3 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct routine visits to customer sites to ensure purchasing levels are adequate for existing products
- Share information about additional products with customers to optimize sales
- Competently discuss any outstanding issues with the customer to ensure customer satisfaction
- Research newspapers, business directories and other sources for potential client leads
- Perform networking activities to obtain referrals
- Make calls to potential customers to expand the customer base within assigned territory
- Complete required administrative functions to ensure sales data and percentages are accurate
- Perform collection duties to ensure customer accounts are current
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related business field preferred or equivalent sales experience
- At least three years of recent foodservice sales experience selling to restaurants for a major food service distributor
- No more than three driving violations or a DUI conviction within the last three years
- Valid Driver’s License issued for the state in which you would be working
- Pass required Drug and Physical Screening
- Good computer skills, with the ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications to include Word and Excel
- Able to learn and use relevant internal applications
- Able to calculate figures and amounts as they pertain to sales, commissions, discounts and volume
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills required and must be able to work well with others
- Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and negotiating skills
- Customer focused
- Enthusiastic self-starter with a strong work ethic
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability
- 401K with matching contribution
- Profit-Sharing Plan (100% company-paid)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation and holidays
- Employee Credit Union