Sales Associate

The Chefs' Warehouse; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A food service distribution company in Metro Vancouver is seeking an Account Manager responsible for managing existing customer relationships, directing customer inquiries, and driving new business opportunities. Candidates should have culinary or food retail experience, strong selling skills, and excel in communication. A degree or equivalent experience is preferred. Perks include health benefits, paid vacations, and employee discounts.

Benefits

Paid Vacations

Health, Dental, and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Employee discounts for travel and events

401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• Culinary and/or food retail experience required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced selling environment.
• Strong ability to manage a large channel and broker network.

Responsibilities

• Operate as the lead point of contact for customers.
• Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profit.
• Educate, advise, and consult with customers on menu trends.

Skills

Culinary experience

Strong selling skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Education

BA or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Spreadsheet applications)

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.