District Sales Rep - Oklahoma City

Tankersley Foodservice; Oklahoma City (OK); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Tankersley Foodservice seeks an experienced outside sales professional to promote products and services and build relationships with new and existing accounts in Oklahoma City. The role may require evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet customers' needs.

Responsibilities include developing new business, penetrating accounts, managing deliveries, and coordinating with credit and transportation teams to meet sales and profit goals. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifikationen

• Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts or related discipline OR HSD/GED and 3 years Restaurant Management, B2B or outside sales experience, or equivalent relatable experience
• Bi-Lingual preferred; Restaurant Management, Foodservice Outside Sales, Chef experience are a plus
• Basic PC skills and proficiency with MS Office; Strong reading/writing/speaking English

Aufgaben

• Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives within assigned territory.
• Seek and qualify prospects following company account stratification goals
• Research customer business needs and develop a mix of products and service to meet needs
• Evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers, based on business needs and goals
• Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, and product use
• Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel
• Drive personal vehicle to customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, etc
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms
• Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process
• Participate in company functions, promotions, customer visits, and customer events
• Attend and participate in general sales and district meetings
• Engage in ongoing training sessions
• Assist with the training of new employees as requested
• Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests, customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data
• Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits, and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports
• Other duties may be assigned

Kenntnisse

MS Office

English proficiency

Ausbildung

Sales/Marketing/Hospitality/Culinary Arts related discipline / HSD/GED with 3 years outside sales experience

Jobbeschreibung

Minimum Years of Experience

0-1 Years

Employment Type

Full Time

Travel Percentage

Up to 50%

Are you an experienced Sales Professional, Restaurant Manager, Culinary Manager or Chef looking for career development opportunities? Join the Tankersley Food Service Sales Team and explore all the benefits and perks.

Job Summary

This is an outside sales position responsible for promoting the company's products and services and for building relationships with new and existing accounts. The main focus is to help Tankersley customers succeed while achieving sales and profit goals established by the company. This position may require working some non-traditional hours (evening, weekends, and holidays) to successfully meet customers' needs.

Responsibilities

Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives within assigned territory.

• Seek and qualify prospects following company account stratification goals
• Research customer business needs and develop a mix of products and service to meet needs
• Evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers, based on business needs and goals
• Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, and product use
• Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel
• Drive personal vehicle to customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, etc
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms
• Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process (for example, out of stock items, special order items, low inventory, etc.)
• Participate in company functions, promotions, customer visits, and customer events
• Attend and participate in general sales and district meetings
• Engage in ongoing training sessions
• Assist with the training of new employees as requested
• Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests, customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data
• Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits, and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts or related discipline OR HSD/GED and 3 years Restaurant Management, B2B or outside sales experience, or equivalent relatable experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bi-Lingual
• Restaurant Management, Foodservice Outside Sales, Chef Experience preferred

Professional Skills

• Basic PC skills and proficiency with MS Office
• Ability to read, write, speak English