Sales Representative

at  Sysco

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is a sales position responsible for promoting the company’s products and services while building relationships with new and existing high influence Local Contract Customer (LCC) accounts and Corporate Multi Unit (CMU) accounts. The primary focus is to help Sysco customers succeed while achieving sales and profit goals established by the company.
An individual must be able to satisfactory perform each essential responsibility listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position will cover the Connelsville, Scottdale, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania area.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience
Minimum of 3 years experience with multi-location food service concepts
Previous Sysco experience preferred
5+ years of experience with multi-location food service concepts preferred
Restaurant management / chef experience preferred
Education
High school diploma or 5 years of Sysco equivalent experience
Bachelor’s degree preferred

REQUIREMENTS

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
If working remote, must have required software to ensure timely communications and have a dedicated workspace free of any distractions and participate in conference calls in a business-friendly environment.
This position may require evening and weekend work depending on customer needs
.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 employee in this job. The employee 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 subject to changes of business necessity

Add product lines to existing customers by identifying opportunities and incorporate team selling activities.
Developing and delivering sales bids/proposals/presentations and conducting product demonstrations with key decision makers
Execute National Sales Team strategy and collaborate on opportunities to obtain new lines and recover lost lines of business
Identify opportunities to improve customer account profitability
Manage accurate sales pipeline, consultative activities, and customer contact information in CRM tool
Support quarterly business reviews with local customer headquarters to discuss joint opportunities to grow sales and improve profitability
Ensure customer contract compliance and define action plans to align to MSA representations
Provide consultative services by providing market trends and insights, identifying integration points with Specialty Companies (Fresh Point, European Imports, SOTF, Buckhead)
Engage the Customer Experience Team to escalate all customer issues