Account Executive

Sysco Corp.; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Sunbelt Produce, LLC in Laurel, MD seeks an Account Executive to manage and grow relationships with mass-market retail customers and new accounts. This onsite role with up to 25% travel covers customer inquiries, orders, and ensuring satisfaction while hitting sales and profit goals.

Required: high school diploma; 3+ years in foodservice sales or related roles; strong MS Excel, CRM, and data tools familiarity. Travel expenses are covered.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; a Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
• 3+ years of foodservice sales, B2B experience or restaurant/culinary background is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of marketing principles, product lines, ordering procedures, and credit terms.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily customer contact, inquiries, orders, and compliance to MDAs and customer satisfaction.
• Grow share of wallet by meeting with customers, evaluating trends, and recommending products.
• Coordinate with FreshPoint CMU HOME team and maintain customer order guides and alerts.

Skills

Account Management

CRM

Sales Planning

Customer Service

Microsoft Excel

Tableau Reporting

GoFreshPoint

e-Commerce capabilities

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Sysco360

Tableau

GoFreshPoint

Job description

## Account ExecutiveApply: FP- Coastal SBProduce: Full time: Posted Today: R267609**Company:**US1601 Coastal Sunbelt Produce, LLC**Sales Territory:**US-DC-Washington, US-MD-Baltimore, US-MD-Laurel**Zip Code:**20723**Travel Percentage:**Up to 25%**Compensation Range:**$76,000.00 - $114,000.00The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors.You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.**BENEFITS INFORMATION:**For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com**Position Purpose:****This Account Executive will manage and grow relationships with our existing mass-market retail customers, including grocery retailers, while also developing new accounts. This is an onsite position in Laurel, MD with travel to customers locally and nationwide (travel expenses are covered). The focus is to help FreshPoint customers succeed while achieving sales and profit goals established by the company.****Primary Responsibilities:*** Account Management: Day to Day contact for Customer: Customer & Order Inquiries, Manage Customers to MDA Compliance & Ensure Customer Satisfaction; Build out customer call plan and execute against company expectations* Increase Share of Wallet with Existing Customers via: Face-time with Customer to identify customer desires/goals, evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers; work with specialists/brokers for product ideation; share information and knowledge with customers as part of value-added service; answer customer’s questions about products, prices, availability and product uses; provide product information and practical training to customer personnel* Manage activities initiated by FreshPoint CMU HOME team including maintaining customer order guides, LTOs, Red Alerts, etc.* Sysco 360: utilize the CRM tool for account management, opportunity tracking, task management, logging and maintaining key customer data: contact information, prospective customer, wins, promotions, future business reviews, etc.* Ongoing Training: Sysco360, Tableau Reporting, Penetration Tools, etc.**Education:*** High school diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets company insurability standards. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality or Culinary Arts preferred**Experience:*** Preferred 3+ years prior foodservice sales, B2B experience, restaurant management or culinary background**Skills:*** Knowledge of marketing principles, product lines, ordering procedures and credit terms* Ability to manage end to end initiatives through challenging deadlines* Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to service multiple customers simultaneously; Able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment* Proficient in Microsoft Suite of applications (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)* Stay current on existing and new FreshPoint technologies (i.e. GoFreshPoint, e-Commerce capabilities, Tableau, 360, etc.) to ensure customers have the latest information.* Ability to sell, ability to multi task, familiarity with customer service activities and interdepartmental and cross-departmental communications, effectively present information, problem solver* Preferred: Demonstrated experience with and working knowledge of FreshPoint customers and sales support best practices#LI-SA1**OVERVIEW:**Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.**AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:**Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.