District Sales Representative

Intercity Packers Ltd.; Delta; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic opportunity awaits with a prominent food service distributor, where you will play a crucial role in driving sales and customer satisfaction. This position involves engaging with clients to promote products and solutions, ensuring their needs are met while maximizing profitability for your territory. With a supportive and energetic work culture, you'll benefit from comprehensive training, career advancement opportunities, and a range of attractive perks. If you're passionate about food services and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Prescription Drug Benefits

Company Matched Retirement Program

Profit Sharing

Training Opportunities

Product Discounts

Employee Appreciation Events

Family Culture

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in food services and at least 1 year in sales.
• Proven skills in negotiation and excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Seek growth opportunities for new and existing customers.
• Responsible for territory profitability and exceeding customer expectations.

Skills

Sales Negotiation

Customer Service

Multitasking

Initiative

Collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education in Business, Sales or Marketing

Job description

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District Sales Representative

Apply locations Delta, British Columbia time type Full time posted on Posted 15 Days Ago job requisition id R-35095

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...

At Gordon Food Service, our continued focus on quality and exceptional service has made us one of Canada’s largest food service distributors. We believe in treating each other with respect and working as a team to get things done right. And because of this collaboration, we've created an atmosphere that's fun, supportive, and alive with energy!

This position will service the market area of Vancouver.

What We Offer

• This is a commissioned role
• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
• Comprehensive customizable benefits program to suit you and your family needs including dental, vision, prescription drugs and extended health coverage
• Company matched retirement program
• Profit sharing
• Training and career advancement opportunities
• Gordon Food Service product discounts
• Employee appreciation events
• Family culture

Duties & Responsibilities

• Constantly seeking opportunities for growth and development for new and existing customers.
• You will be responsible for the profitability of your overall territory, maximizing the tools that Gordon Food Service provides you, to exceed your customer's expectations of service, quality and partnership.
• Act as a business partner to customer accounts, with a focus on helping the customer increase their business, providing customer menu solutions as needed.
• Promote new products and marketplace trends to new and existing customers.
• Review territory reports to evaluate progress and sales volume by tracking budgets and business plans as well as identifying product line targets for accounts.
• Liaise with your District Sales Manager (DSM) to ensure consistency of customer contracts and opportunities that exist to increase business through selling to the contract.
• Liaise with Customer Support Center, Marketing, Warehouse, Transportation and Credit Department and as required to ensure customer satisfaction with all products and services.

What we are looking for

• 3+ years of experience in food services
• At least 1 year experience in sales and proven skills in negotiation
• Must love taking initiative and driving results
• Must have the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
• Excellent in customer service and self-driven
• Collaborative and dynamic skills to work under pressured environments
• Post-secondary education in Business, Sales or Marketing is an asset
• Multilingual skills will be an asset

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

About Us

Since our 1897 founding, Gordon Food Service has grown to become the largest family-managed broadline foodservice distribution company in North America. While we’ve been growing pretty much continuously over these 120+ years, we’ve remained consistent at the core of what and who we are: passionately committed to customers and employees. Being part of Gordon Food Service means being part of something important, something bigger than oneself. Join us.