What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operator Sales Specialist position at Food Sales East?
Live your Values and Love your Job with FSE!!
Are you in the foodservice industry and tired of the hours and stress? There is an opportunity for a more satisfying and rewarding work/life balance with Food Sales East!
We are a 30-year-old Foodservice Sales Agency experiencing double-digit growth across the Southeast. We approach every customer, manufacturer, and employee with honesty and integrity as the foundation of our interactions. FSE ownership is committed to our people and doing things the right way. We are intentional about having a company culture promoting our people to thrive. We live out our Core Values daily, making a difference for our people and community.
Job Summary
To be a difference-making sales representative that fits our company culture. This person will be calling on and building long-term relationships with foodservice establishments, including restaurants, hospitals, hotels, colleges and universities, caterers, B&I accounts, and healthcare facilities. The position also includes working with foodservice distributors across the market area.
LOCATION - Knoxville, TN
RESPONSIBILITIES
Must be able to lift up 40lbs.
Ability to stand on feet for up to 11 hours.
TRAVEL
Occasional overnight travel will be required.
BENEFITS
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Are you in the foodservice industry and tired of the hours and stress? There is an opportunity for a more satisfying and rewarding work/life balance with Food Sales East!
We are a 30-year-old Foodservice Sales Agency experiencing double-digit growth across the Southeast. We approach every customer, manufacturer, and employee with honesty and integrity as the foundation of our interactions. FSE ownership is committed to our people and doing things the right way. We are intentional about having a company culture promoting our people to thrive. We live out our Core Values daily, making a difference for our people and community.
Job Summary
To be a difference-making sales representative that fits our company culture. This person will be calling on and building long-term relationships with foodservice establishments, including restaurants, hospitals, hotels, colleges and universities, caterers, B&I accounts, and healthcare facilities. The position also includes working with foodservice distributors across the market area.
LOCATION - Knoxville, TN
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute sales activities, achieve product volume goals, and drive to maximize revenue growth
- Develop and manage a new business pipeline, initiated through prospective customers
- Maintain key relationships at all levels of their account base
- Create and execute against a period sales plan
- Reporting requirements, including:
- Submitting a weekly itinerary
- Maintaining a key account list, filling out and turning a monthly expense report
- Reporting all qualified sales calls in our CRM (SFDC)
- Other duties as assigned or necessary
- Organizational skills a must
- Selfmotivated
- Eagerness to learn
- Develop strong working relationships with Manufacturers/Clients, Operators, and Distributors
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to adapt to specific market conditions
- Capable of setting clear goals and objectives
- Food industry experience a plus
- Sales experience a major plus
- Restaurant operations and culinary or cooking Experience a plus
- Restaurant management experience a plus
- High competence with Excel, Outlook and other productivity software
Must be able to lift up 40lbs.
Ability to stand on feet for up to 11 hours.
TRAVEL
Occasional overnight travel will be required.
BENEFITS
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401K
- Supplemental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Car Allowance
- Cell Phone Allowance
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
