The Direct Sales Representative position involves selling food products and supplies to customers, identifying customer needs, and managing customer accounts. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 3 years of foodservice management or sales experience.
Requirements
- Call on existing and potential customers to identify customer needs and answer questions related to products, pricing, availability, product uses, and possible training
- Drive personal vehicle to customer locations, conventions, company meetings, etc.
- Ability to plan and organize schedule to be able to call on and seek potential leads
- Communicate with customers and transportation department to schedule delivery times
- Manage customer accounts receivable by working with customers and the Credit Department to establish customer credit terms and collect payments
- Attend and participate in sales trainings, meetings, company functions, and customer events
- Assist with new employee training as needed
- Ability to review and analyze sales reports to determine areas that need attention in order achieve sales and company goals
- Perform regular administrative duties such as processing customer credits and pick-up requests and filing reports
- Work with our team to develop menus, enhance customer’s social media presence, and utilize other value-added services offered by the company
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Pension
- STD/LTD
- 401(k)
