Food Service – Sales Representative

Canda Six Fortune Enterprise; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Asian food wholesaler in Metro Vancouver is seeking a Field Sales Representative. This role involves achieving sales targets, promoting products, and developing long-term customer relationships. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, a valid driver's license, and the ability to travel within BC. The position offers competitive compensation including bonuses, full benefits, and other perks.

Benefits

Full group benefits (Medical, Dental, Life)

Paid Vacation

Employee Family Assistance Program

Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and implementing sales strategy.
• Ability to push and promote products using sales tools.
• Use of a reliable vehicle with valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets and objectives.
• Product promotion and introduction of new products.
• Maintain long-term business relationships with customers.

Skills

Basic product knowledge and sales known-how

Strong communication skills

Market development

Customer relationship management

Proficiency in English

Strong negotiation and problem solving skills

Tools

PC (Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

Job description

Overview

Canda Six Fortune is one of the leading wholesalers and distributors of Asian food products. We are looking for a candidate for the position as a field sales representative in our BC office.

Position Summary

The Food Services – Sales Representative reports to the Food Service Sales Leader and is a team-player; supporting the Sales department in achieving sales targets. The role involves travelling locally to meet customers for sales meetings. The Food Service – Sales Representative meets with local retail stores, restaurants and distributors related to food service sales in order to maintain and grow customers accounts.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets and objectives
• Product promotion and introduction of new products to fill customer needs
• Increase and maintain product penetration
• Establish, develop and maintain long term business relationships with current customers and prospective customers to generate new business for the company’s products
• Clearance of short expiry products
• Do product and market research for company
• Resolve customer issues and problems by exhibiting a sense of urgency and professionalism
• Collect payments (accounts payable) on a regular basis and constantly ensure that there are no aging debts
• Ability to left / carry cases of product up to 20kg

Requirements / Must-Haves

• Basic product knowledge and sales known-how
• Experience in planning and implementing sales strategy
• Strong communication skills and self motivation
• Market development – Ability to open new accounts for restaurant customers
• Customer relationship management – Ability to maintain and develop long term customer relationships
• Ability to push and promote products as well as use sales tools
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken is a must
• Strong negotiation and problem solving skills
• Basic planning and organization skills
• Proficiency with PC (working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
• Use of a reliable vehicle with valid driver’s license is required
• Ability to travel to different cities within BC

Assets / Nice-to-Haves

• Ability to speak Korean will be an asset
• Asian food and seafood industry career / background would be an asset

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected Hourly Wage : to Statements : Pay for this position includes sales bonus and actual earnings will be based on individual performance. Please ask the recruiter for details regarding base pay and sales bonus.
• Full group benefits (Medical, Dental, Life), Paid Vacation, Paid Statutory Holiday, etc
• Salary and performance pay through sales bonuses
• Car allowance
• Long Services Award and Super Sales Awards depending on length of service or performance
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)