Outside Sales Consultant - Independence/Coffeyville, KS

at  Sysco

SYSCO IS LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED SALES PROFESSIONALS, RESTAURANT MANAGERS, CULINARY MANAGERS, OR CHEFS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR CAREER GROWTH. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR WORLD-CLASS SALES TEAM FOR A REWARDING JOURNEY.

The work territory for this position is Joplin, MO; Independence, KS; Coffeyville, KS; and nearby areas. You must live within a 30-minute-to-hour commute, including traffic. Relocation assistance is not available for this role; you must live locally or be willing to relocate at your own expense. The selected candidate will begin our

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bi-Lingual
• Restaurant Management, Foodservice Outside Sales, Chef Experience preferred

REQUIREMENT:

• Submit to pre-employment testing (Drug Screen, Background Check).
• Must sign Sysco Protective Covenants Agreement.
• Reside or willing to relocate to the geographical vicinity of territory.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
  NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity.

• 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 develops 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.).