Full-Time

Food Service Sales

Sales Team

Tankersley Food Service LLC

Tankersley Food Service LLC

Independent broadline foodservice distributor

No salary listed

Joplin, MO, USA

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Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Inventory Management
Marketing
Customer Service
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • Minimum years of experience: 0-1 years
  • Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts or related discipline OR HSD/GED and 3 years Restaurant Management, B2B or outside sales experience, or equivalent relatable experience.
Responsibilities
  • Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives within assigned territory.
  • Seek and qualify prospects following company account stratification goals.
  • Research customer business needs and develop a mix of products and service to meet needs.
  • Evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers, based on business needs and goals.
  • Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, and product use.
  • Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel.
  • Drive personal vehicle to customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, etc.
  • Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms.
  • Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process (for example, out of stock items, special order items, low inventory, etc.).
  • 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 the training of new employees as requested.
  • Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests, customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits, and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bi-Lingual
  • Restaurant Management, Foodservice Outside Sales, Chef Experience preferred
Tankersley Food Service LLC

Tankersley Food Service LLC

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Tankersley Foodservice distributes a wide range of food and related supplies to restaurants, schools, healthcare facilities, and other hospitality customers mainly across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas. It operates a 175,000-square-foot facility and owns a USDA-inspected meat packing operation to process items like fresh burgers, steaks, and pork chops, delivering via a fleet of 40–50 multi-temperature trucks with online and mobile ordering and truck tracking. It stands out as the largest independent regional foodservice supplier, combining family-owned leadership with vertical integration and cooperative purchasing through Unipro, plus sister companies like White Dairy and TFSL Trucking. Its goal is to reliably supply a broad product catalog at competitive prices while maintaining high service levels and product freshness through scale, in-house capabilities, and its regional distribution network.

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What believers are saying

  • Menu services and ServSafe support deepen retention in schools and healthcare.
  • Unipro membership improves branded-product purchasing power against national distributors.
  • Regional offices in Fayetteville, Little Rock, and Oklahoma City extend account coverage.

What critics are saying

  • Sysco, US Foods, and PFG pressure pricing and multi-unit win rates.
  • School-heavy revenue faces rebids, budget cuts, and procurement rule changes.
  • Meat operations create recall exposure with immediate regulatory and reputational damage.

What makes Tankersley Food Service LLC unique

  • Family-owned broadline distributor with 1944 roots and 10,000 SKUs.
  • Operates USDA-inspected meat packing for burgers, steaks, and pork chops.
  • Combines distribution with TFSL Trucking and online ordering tools.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays