District Sales Representative - Valdez, Alaska

Company: Food Services of America
Location: Anchorage
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Overview We are currently looking for a District Sales Representatives to join our team. This opening is for the Valdez and surrounding areas. As a fast-growing foodservice distributor, US Foods, Inc treats our customers as the boss and our associates as our most important resource. Our growth provides associates opportunities to drive their career. Apply Now and Join Our Team! COMMITTED TO PROTECTING OUR CANDIDATES, ASSOCIATES AND CUSTOMERS We're continually updating our safety procedures and taking every measure to ensure the protection of our candidates, associates and customers. From using sanitized interview rooms and social distancing to providing masks and gloves and sanitizing truck cab interiors. Our safe workplace efforts include COVID-19 Wellness Checks for anyone entering our facilities and safety barriers in select locations in our production facilities. We're also providing robust support to our customers, from webinars and one-on-one consults with our experts to detailed reopening materials. US Foods is proud to have donated $10 million in food to help with COVID-19 relief efforts to help our local communities make it. Learn more here . Responsibilities

• Build a consultant relationship with customers by offering proactive ideas and solutions enhancing their competitive edge.
• Diligently prospects for new customers, cold calls and makes effective sales presentations utilizing the USF sales model to grow the territory.
• Increases territory sales revenue and gross profit by acquiring new customers and growing existing accounts.
• Achieves monthly sales and gross profit targets including USF Brand goals consistently.
• Coordinate and guide a team of experts that specialize in products and/or services and deliver a tailored approach for the customer.
• Use industry metrics to perform effective customer business reviews strengthening customer relationships.
• Deliver timely critical information for procurement and delivery needs to customers.
• Work with inside customer sales representatives to maintain account activities.
• Responsibly consider inventory levels on both stock and non-stock products to assure minimal shortages.
• Utilize CRM to facilitate customer and internal communications and analyze data.
• Assume responsibility for collections of monies on all product sold.
• Read trade publications; attend trade shows, seminars, vendor demonstrations, and meetings. Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of a high school diploma, bachelor's degree in business or marketing preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of previous broadline food service sales experience or equivalent; such as restaurant industry experience.
• Successful track record in building a sales territory in the food service industry preferred.
• Ability to confidently close the sale.
• General inventory/operations/culinary knowledge (dining establishments).
• Professional appearance is required.
• Excellent communication, analytical and computation skills.
• Computer literate and willing to embrace new technology.
• Safe driving record, v alid driver's license and dependable transportation with valid insurance.
• Ability to travel.
• Ability to pass background investigation and drug test. EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status PI

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