Customer Service Representative

The Chefs' Warehouse; Melville (NY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

The Chefs' Warehouse is seeking an Inside Sales & Sales Support Associate to back up Outside Sales Representatives and ensure high customer satisfaction. This hybrid role handles account setup, order management, and profitability analysis for 2–4 key accounts.

Ideal candidates have strong communication, data analysis skills, and attention to detail. You will collaborate across sales, operations, and purchasing to deliver a seamless customer experience, with occasional travel to Hunts Point as

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School Diploma (college coursework a plus).
• Experience in foodservice distribution, inside sales, customer service, or sales support preferred.
• Strong verbal, written, and telephone communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support 2–4 Outside Sales Representatives as a primary contact for assigned customers
• Assist with new account setup, onboarding, and ongoing account maintenance
• Manage customer orders, add-ons, credits, adjustments, and special requests
• Communicate out-of-stock items, substitutions, and order changes proactively to customers and sales reps
• Review incoming orders for accuracy and completeness
• Ensure accuracy of entered and outgoing orders
• Suggest and sell additional or complementary items when appropriate
• Run and analyze reports related to account profitability
• Identify growth opportunities within assigned accounts and share insights with the team
• Maintain responsibility for select key accounts, ensuring service levels and pricing accuracy
• Work with sales, operations, purchasing, and customer service to deliver a seamless customer experience
• Escalate issues or concerns to the appropriate team
• Document and track customer complaints and assist with quarterly reporting
• Assist with special orders, price lists, and program maintenance
• Provide backup coverage during vacations or absences
• Attend inside and outside sales meetings and participate in initiatives
• Maintain professionalism and urgency in a fast-paced environment
• Other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Inside sales support

Customer service

Data analysis

Bilingual Spanish/English

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

The Inside Sales & Sales Support Associate plays a critical role in supporting Outside Sales Representatives while directly contributing to customer satisfaction, sales growth, and account profitability. This hybrid position serves as an extension of the outside sales team by managing day‑to‑day customer needs, assisting with account setup and maintenance, analyzing sales and profitability data, and identifying growth opportunities within assigned accounts.

This role requires strong communication skills, analytical capability, attention to detail, and a proactive, customer‑centric mindset. The associate will support 2–4 Outside Sales Representatives and maintain responsibility for select key accounts.

What you’ll do:

• Support 2–4 Outside Sales Representatives as a primary point of contact for assigned customers
• Assist with new account setup, onboarding, and ongoing account maintenance
• Manage customer orders, order add‑ons, credits, adjustments, and special requests
• Communicate out‑of‑stock items, substitutions, and order changes proactively to customers and sales reps
• Review incoming orders (phone, email, fax, voicemail) for accuracy and completeness
• Ensure accuracy of entered and outgoing orders
• Suggest and sell additional or complementary items when appropriate
• Run and analyze reports related to:Account profitability
• Penetration and line growth opportunities
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within assigned accounts and share insights with the outside sales team
• Maintain responsibility for select key accounts, ensuring service levels, pricing accuracy, and issue resolution
• Work closely with sales, operations, purchasing, and customer service to deliver a seamless customer experience
• Escalate issues, irregularities, or customer concerns to the appropriate team members
• Document and track customer complaints and assist with quarterly reporting
• Assist with special orders, customer price lists, and program maintenance
• Provide backup coverage for Outside Sales Representatives during vacations or absences
• Attend inside and outside sales meetings and participate in sales initiatives as needed
• Maintain a professional attitude and sense of urgency in a fast‑paced environment
• Other duties and projects as assigned by management

About you:

• Minimum education: High School Diploma (college coursework a plus)
• Prior experience in foodservice distribution, inside sales, customer service, or sales support preferred
• Strong understanding of foodservice products, categories, and customer dynamics preferred
• Comfortable working with reports, data analysis, and profitability metrics
• Strong verbal, written, and telephone communication skills
• High attention to detail with strong follow‑through
• Self‑motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Team‑oriented with the ability to collaborate across departments
• Able to work under pressure with a sense of urgency
• Data entry and 10‑key experience required
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus

Schedule & Work Arrangement

Schedule: Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Please note that this schedule may be adjusted in the future as we continue to evaluate team support needs.

Primary work location: Melville, NY, with occasional travel to our Hunts Point, Bronx location as needed for business purposes.

Hybrid position with the opportunity to work from home one day per week following training and based on business needs.

Compensation

• $21.00 – $24.00 per hour, depending on experience