Sales Consultant

Job Summary

This position carries out and achieves a sales plan assigned by Greco. This individual achieves maximum sales profitability, growth and account penetration with an assigned territory by effectively selling the company’s products. He/she promotes, sells, secures orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship approach. This role demonstrates products and services to existing/potential customers and assists them in selecting those best suited to their needs.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory to generate new business Greco's products and services.
• Make in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
• Taking customer orders with Greco's goals in mind: sales and GP/Stop maximization.
• Participate, review and oversee input of orders for customers via communication with inside sales partners.
• React timely to customer problems and needs.
• Review daily out of stocks, shortages, transportations issues and implement solutions quickly.
• Review, analyze and react to daily/weekly sales and margin reports looking for improvement opportunities.
• Keep abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, trends and who the other distributors/sales organizations are in your market.
• Participate in Greco training and customer events.
• Participate in Sales meetings held by Greco Sales leaders.
• Develop a relationship with accounts payable (A/P) contact at every account.
• Participate and coordinate communication between them and Greco's account receivable manager/representative.
• Implement “Ask Early and Often” to control days sales outstanding (DSOs) and know signs to know when to say “No Ship or Cash on Delivery (COD)”.
• Update bid files, customer profiles, and customer call sheets to ensure proper pricing and accuracy of needed items-thus reducing costly credits and returns.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma Preferred: 4-year degree in culinary arts, business, marketing, agriculture/animal science or related studies
• Experience: 2-year prior food service and/or sales background strongly preferred.
• Professional Skills: Deep expertise of meat and seafood category or restaurant/culinary background with a shown capacity to quickly learn and apply new knowledge. Consultative sales ability. Must be self-motivated and accountable for time management without constant supervisor direction. Exhibit strong customer relations skills and a sense of urgency in meeting customer needs. Basic computer skills and proficiency with MS Outlook.
• DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY: Most Important Decisions Made Fully Independently Approach to building relationships with customers/stakeholders. Time and customer management. Customer pricing. Self-motivation. Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required): Sales strategy. Contract pricing and customer pricing. Authorizing credits and returns.