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Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Sales Representative

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlbany, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts, or a related discipline, or a high school diploma or GED plus three years of restaurant management, business-to-business sales, or outside sales experience, or equivalent relatable experience including completion of the Sysco Sales Internship.
  • A valid driver's license and a driving record that meets company insurability standards.
  • Current automobile insurance with liability limits of $100,000 per person for bodily injury, $300,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $100,000 for property damage.
  • Must pass employment testing.
  • Must sign the Sysco Protective Covenants Agreement.
  • Must reside or be willing to relocate to the geographical vicinity of the territory.
  • Basic personal computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Responsibilities

  • Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives within the assigned territory.
  • Seek and qualify prospects according to company account-stratification goals.
  • Research customer business needs and develop a mix of products and services to meet those needs.
  • Evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers based on business needs and goals.
  • Stay informed about market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales, and share relevant information with customers as a value-added service.
  • Answer customer questions about products, prices, availability, and product use.
  • Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel.
  • Drive a personal vehicle to customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, and other destinations.
  • Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client to collect balances due under approved credit terms.
  • Manage deliveries according to the transportation department's routing schedule and troubleshoot order-process problems, including out-of-stock items, special-order items, and low inventory.
  • Participate in company functions, promotions, customer visits, and customer events.
  • Attend and participate in general sales and district meetings.
  • Engage in ongoing training sessions.
  • Assist with training new employees as requested.
  • Review and analyze daily and weekly reports, including special-order requests, customer bid files, and sales and gross-profit-margin data.
  • Perform administrative duties, including preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bilingual ability.
  • Restaurant management, foodservice outside sales, or chef experience.

About the Company

Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Sysco buys, stores and delivers food, kitchen supplies and equipment to restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and other businesses that cook away from home. Alongside national brands, it sells its own Sysco Brand line of foods and supplies, which fills a large share of the cases it ships. Its biggest product groups are fresh and frozen meats, canned and dry goods, and frozen produce and baked goods. Customers order through Sysco sales representatives or online, and Sysco delivers from distribution centers across North America and Europe, earning money on the difference between what it pays suppliers and what customers pay for delivered goods. Sysco was founded in 1969, began public operations in 1970 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1969

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