Food Service Representative

Suntory; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k)

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Education assistance

Adoption assistance

Telmedicine services

Wellness program

Job summary

Pepsi Bottling Ventures invites applications for a Food Service Representative to secure new food service accounts and maintain existing ones across the assigned territory. The role focuses on driving sales volume, revenue, and profitability while delivering exceptional customer service.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of fact-based sales experience, with a valid driver’s license and willingness to travel up to 75%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Three (3) years of fact-based sales experience required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Food Service or consumer product sales experience preferred.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with both external and internal customers.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Prioritizing and decision-making skills are required.
• Organizational and planning skills are required.
• Must be able to travel 75% of the time in assigned territory.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be highly self-motivated, flexible and goal oriented.
• Must be able to meet PBV driving qualifications.
• Must be able to work hours necessary to complete assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Acquires new food service accounts.
• Achieves food service sales volume, revenue, and profitability goals for the assigned territory.
• Provides superior customer service.
• Coordinates the overall completion of the sales through all appropriate departments.
• Completes paperwork in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication

Microsoft Office

Team player

Travel availability

Self-motivated

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Job description

Unbottle YOUR Potential at Pepsi Bottling Ventures!

At Pepsi, we spread home-grown joy, in our special Pepsi Bottling Ventures way! Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the nation’s largest private bottler and distributor of Pepsi beverages. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is based in NC, SC, MD, & DE.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a Food Service Representative to join our team!

What We Are

We are jointly owned by Suntory and PepsiCo. Suntory is a family-owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago that is known globally for their beverages and innovative spirit. PepsiCo has a 125-year plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. We represent Suntory’s non-alcoholic beverage industry in the United States and have an 80-year plus legacy of providing PepsiCo products to the Carolinas and beyond.

What We Do

We make, sell, and distribute PepsiCo and other beverages. We do business in five states and sell PepsiCo beverages to most of the market in our geographic regions. We also develop our own line of beverages, producing and distributing a growing product line nationally.

What Makes Us Unique

We bring you the beverages you love. We bring PepsiCo’s beloved beverages and more to you and our customers. As a part of Suntory, we believe in dreaming big and boldly pursuing our dreams, growing for good, and giving back to society. We innovate to create new beverages, like our Nature’s Twist refreshing lemonade line, and we continuously expand our beverage portfolio to bring you and our customers joy.

What We Look for in Team Members

We integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all we do and expect from all team members.

We’d love to receive your application and talk with you about your interest in the position if the overview below describes you.

Food Service Representative Role Overview

Contributes to PBV’s success by securing new Food Service accounts and maintaining existing accounts.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Acquires new food service accounts.
• Achieves food service sales volume, revenue, and profitability goals for the assigned territory.
• Provides superior customer service.
• Coordinates the overall completion of the sales through all appropriate departments.
• Completes paperwork in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Three (3) years of fact-based sales experience required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Food Service or consumer product sales experience preferred.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with both external and internal customers.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Prioritizing and decision-making skills are required.
• Organizational and planning skills are required.
• Must be able to travel 75% of the time in assigned territory.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be highly self-motivated, flexible and goal oriented.
• Must be able to meet PBV driving qualifications.
• Must be able to work hours necessary to complete assigned tasks.

Compensation and Benefits

• As part of your total compensation package, you will also receive the following benefits:
  • Paid time off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, parental leave, and bereavement leave
  • 401(k) with a company match
  • Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance options, as well as supplemental health plan options, including accident, critical illness, and hospitalization
  • Saving and spending accounts
  • Company-paid telemedicine services
  • Free counseling and information services
  • Wellness program
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Company-paid disability coverage
  • Adoption assistance
  • Education assistance
  • Legal service plan option
  • Pay advance option

Unfortunately, we will be unable to offer visa sponsorships to candidates.

EOE M/F/D/V

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1-800-662-8792 or via e-mail at [e-mail]