Food Service Culinary Sales Representative

Sempio Foods Company; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sempio Foods Company seeks a Korean Food Service Culinary Sales Representative in Southern California. The role focuses on building relationships within the food service industry, presenting products to chefs, and developing sales strategies. Ideal candidates will have culinary backgrounds, sales experience, and fluency in Korean.

Benefits

401k Plan with up to 4% company matching

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Bereavement Leave

Rewards & Recognition Programs

Qualifications

• Fluent in Korean required.
• Culinary experience preferred with a cooking school degree.
• At least 3 years of related sales experience in the Food and Beverage Industry.

Responsibilities

• Grow food service business by executing sales actions targeted to chefs and owners.
• Execute sales presentations and product demonstrations.
• Manage relationships with food service distributors.

Skills

Communication

Sales Skills

Korean Fluency

Organizational Skills

Education

Culinary School Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Korean Restaurant Food Service Culinary Sales Representative

Korean Restaurant Food Service Culinary Sales Representative

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President of Sempio Food Service Inc. USA

Korean Restaurant Food Service Culinary Sales Representative (Chef Background)

Position: Korean Food Service Culinary Sales Representative – US Mainstream Food Service/Restaurants

Location: Southern California Based (West Coast/Mid-West)

About Sempio Foods Company - History:

Sempio is an award-winning Korean heritage brand, trusted to brew the foundational pantry staples found in every Korean pantry since 1946. What started as a soy sauce stand in a corner of Seoul is now one of the most trusted food brands in Korea, with the largest fermentation research facility in Asia, exporting to 78+ countries worldwide. As a family-owned company, we have a rich history full of remarkable milestones, with a special focus on developing products for our consumers as if they were our own family.

Our master fermenters collaborate with chefs, nutritionists, and scientists to constantly evolve Korean tradition while staying true to its roots. Sempio’s mission is to preserve and foster the authentic flavor of Korean cuisine for everyone, everywhere.

Sempio in the U.S:

In the U.S., Sempio has operated for almost 30 years primarily in Korean grocery markets, with headquarters in Cerritos, CA. We are searching for the right retail marketing director to help partner with the mainstream grocery channels sales division and support leading our brand expansion. The right candidate for this job will be able to impact the growth trajectory of our U.S.-based business at a key stage in our business growth.

Position Overview: As Food Service Culinary Sales Representative – US Mainstream Food Service/Restaurants for West Coast/Mid-West, you will be responsible for Leads and directs the effort to penetrate & develop key food service customer contacts and relationships, resulting in successful achievement of the Company's strategic sales goals & objectives. Driving restaurant food ingredients sales and managing direct customer relationships with chefs and owners across Food Services/Restaurants. Your primary goal will be to grow our product penetration by prospecting new business opportunities, sell our products as ingredients for the restaurants and food services clients, moreover, maintaining and expanding sales with existing clients, and aligning with internal teams including Culinary Studio for menu development needs to ensure customer satisfaction and business success.

Key Responsibilities

• Grow Sempio’s Korean Restaurant food service business by executing sales actions targeted to Chefs/Owners and distributors. Primarily focused on the West Coast and Mid-West.
• Effectively execute sales presentations and product demonstrations for professional Chefs in order to get new customers.
• Prepare, coordinate and attend trade shows and other in-person sales events.
• Methodically follow up with prospective customers to achieve sales conversion.
• Manage relationship with Food Service distributors. Ensure fulfilment of orders, stock follow up and communication with distributor’s sales team.
• Present regularly to the Management team on results of on-going operations, channel performance, plans and improvement initiatives with data and examples.
• Keep abreast of Food Service industry trends to develop strategies for market penetration and stay informed of competitive activities such as new product launching, marketing and pricing, etc.
• Develop strong relationships with Korean food service customers and distributors.
• Build and maintain a client database to ensure repeat business by providing excellent customer service and timely follow-up.
• Review and update open Sales portfolio and if necessary, to coordinate new products, promotions, any special MKT activities, unexpected delay etc. and to convert into meaningful sales figure with rationale.
• Contribute to category marketing plans with customer and category analysis and promotional strategy.
• Contributes to forecast accuracy via timely and accurate input into forecasting process

Other tasks

• As a part of a small, multi-disciplinary team you should be willing to support any task that leads to the success of the common goals. Even when it requires participating in activities not directly related with your core R&R or even with your broad field of expertise, such as marketing, retail expansion or public relations.

Qualifications

• Required to peak Korean fluently.
• Culinary experience with cooking school degree preferred.
• Mastery of organization, presentation and planning skills.
• Preferred At least 3 years of related sales experience in the Food and Beverage Industry.
• Computer proficiency in word processing, excel spreadsheets, and power point presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and work with co-workers
• Demonstrated existing client contacts and relationships preferred
• Comfortable working independently in a busy and sometimes high-pressure environment
• Comfortable working on a thorough self-analysis and continued improvement company culture.
• A very organized, strong self-starter who takes initiatives and anticipates opportunities and problems, with an ability to see the “big picture” and drive business to achieve results.
• Mostly field work and travelling; based office is located in Cerritos, CA,
• (Co-work required with staff in Jessup, MD, and New York, NY)
• 401k Plan and up to 4% company matching
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement
• Rewards & Recognition Programs

Salary Range $80K - $100K annually

Based in Southern California preferred

12928 Moore St.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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