Sales Associate

The Chefs' Warehouse; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service distribution company in Canada seeks an Account Manager responsible for managing customer relationships and developing new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have culinary or food retail experience, strong selling skills, and excellent communication abilities. The role involves negotiating contracts, educating customers on market trends, and increasing sales in existing accounts. This position offers competitive benefits including paid vacations and health insurance.

Benefits

Paid Vacations

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Employee discounts for travel and events

401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• Must have culinary and/or food retail experience.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for customers.
• Negotiate contracts to maximize profit.
• Educate customers on menu trends and new product offerings.

Skills

Culinary and/or food retail experience

Strong selling skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Presentation and negotiation skills

Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)

Education

BA or equivalent experience

Job description

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary

The Account Manager is responsible for working with our largest existing customers and prospects, to manage, organize and facilitate the execution of their product and business needs, and in developing new business opportunities and driving revenue.

What you’ll do

• Operate as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to your customers
• Participate in negotiating contracts and closing agreements to maximize profit
• Educate, advise and consult with customers on new menu trends to assist them in improving their customer satisfaction
• Investigate, recommend and educate new product offerings to capture new market trends
• Call prospective customers and establish buying cycles, customer needs, and create a customer supplier relationship
• Anticipate and research competitive products and services and formulate strategy and communication to differentiate them from products and services
• Increase sales in respective customer accounts; prepare sales information for customer account

About you

• Culinary and/or food retail experience required
• Strong selling skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced selling environment.
• Ability to manage a large channel and broker network.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to work independently
• Presentation, negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office preferred), specifically spreadsheet applications
• BA or equivalent experience

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.