Sales Representative

The Chefs' Warehouse; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacations

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Employee discounts for travel and or/

401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

The Chefs' Warehouse in Edmonton is seeking a motivated Sales Associate to be the face of our company, delivering outstanding service to restaurants, caterers, hotels, and retailers.

You will develop new sales and nurture existing accounts, travel within the assigned territory, demonstrate products, and help maintain up-to-date customer data. This role emphasizes energy, teamwork, and a proactive mindset in a dynamic food-service environment.

Qualifications

• One to two years of relevant sales experience.
• Previous sales experience in restaurant, food sales, or professional catering preferred.
• High energy, positive attitude and strong team player.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Candidates must live in assigned geographic sales area.

Responsibilities

• Develop new sales and grow revenue with existing accounts.
• Build lists of prospective customers from networking, directories, and ads.
• Travel within territory to secure orders.
• Demonstrate products using samples or catalogs.
• Quote prices and prepare sales contracts.
• Track stock levels and enter customer data into the CRM.
• Maintain relationships with purchasing contacts.

Skills

Sales experience

Food service knowledge

Strong communication

Team player

Education

College degree preferred

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:

As a key member of our rapidly growing organization, our Sales Associate ultimately acts as the face of our company by delivering outstanding customer service and building strong relationships. You will be responsible for selling our fine products to restaurants and caterers, hotels and retail establishments by performing the following duties:

What you’ll do:

• Produce sales revenue through the development and growth of new sales and by increasing sales with existing accounts.
• Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from networking, newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.
• Travel throughout assigned territory and/or call on regular and prospective customers to secure orders.
• Display or demonstrate product using samples or catalog, and emphasize saleable features.
• Quote prices and credit terms and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained.
• Estimate date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
• Prepare reports of business transactions and keep updated expense accounts.
• Work with inside sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.
• Track stock levels.
• Enter new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database.
• Develop and maintain relationships with purchasing contacts.

About you:

• One to two years of relevant experience in sales is highly desired
• Previous sales experience in restaurant, food sales, or professional catering, and/or working as a Chef is preferred
• High energy, positive and enthusiastic attitude, a strong team player profile
• Foster a positive and innovative atmosphere which encourages people to commit to the task in hand and go beyond the call of duty in order to achieve key objectives
• Driven and motivated to take responsibility and ensure successful outcomes across activities despite obstacles
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple concurrent projects and initiatives
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, developing a culture of participation and involvement
• Gather facts and figures, monitor self and others and achieve goals in a timely and factual manner
• Self-starter, must ask questions and learn new skills quickly on the job
• Bring a sense of urgency and work under tight deadlines with short turnarounds in a fast-paced working environment
• College Degree desired but not required
• Candidates must live in the assigned geographic sales area

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.