Outside Food Sales Representative

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About the role

This position will reside in: Charlotte, NC.

Responsibilities

• Pursue new customers by researching industry and market trends impacting restaurants within your territory, identifying and researching prospective customers, and developing sales strategies that highlight products, services, values, and solutions offered by Gordon Food Service.
• Deepen and strengthen existing customer relationships by visiting all customers within the assigned territory on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis, conducting business reviews to determine existing customers' needs and areas of opportunity for growing sales, providing ongoing training to customers on Gordon Food Service product offerings, and identifying opportunities within existing customers' businesses where Gordon Food Service can add value through product and service offerings.
• Sales territory management involves balancing new customers acquisition and deepening and strengthening existing customer relationships, coordinating visits to prospective and existing customers, and communicating order status and order processing updates to customers.
• As part of your first 90 days, you will engage in various training offerings, including e-learning, classroom sessions, video roleplays, job shadowing, and peer sales representative mentorship, learning how to use Gordon Food Service systems, processes, and tools to manage customer relationships, about the products available to Gordon Food Service customers, the sales process for engaging new customers, best practices on developing relationships with current and prospective customers, and strategies on how to effectively manage your territory.

Requirements

• A high school diploma/GED is required.
• A bachelor's degree and/or culinary certificate are preferred.
• One year of prior sales, business, or food service experience is required.
• Maintaining a valid state driver's license and a safe driving record is necessary.
• You must be able to obtain your food safety certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED is required.
• Bachelor's degree and/or culinary certificate preferred.
• One year of prior sales, business, or food service experience is required.
• Maintaining a valid state driver's license and a safe driving record is necessary.
• You must be able to obtain your food safety certification.

Skills

• Customer relationship management skills.
• Product knowledge and presentation skills.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks.

Benefits

• A generous 401(k) matching program that is above industry standards.
• Financial rewards for performance compensation structure which includes salary, commission, and bonuses.
• Low-cost benefit options for you and your family's health and future.
• An Automobile expense reimbursement plan.
• A cell phone reimbursement plan.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Benefits

• A generous 401(k) matching program that is above industry standards.
• Financial rewards for performance compensation structure which includes salary, commission, and bonuses.
• Low-cost benefit options for you and your family's health and future.
• An Automobile expense reimbursement plan.
• A cell phone reimbursement plan.