Foodservice Territory Growth Specialist

General Mills Sales, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills is seeking a driven Customer Account Specialist for the New York City Metro Foodservice market. You will accelerate sales across K-12, Commercial, Lodging, Healthcare, Colleges & Universities, and Business & Industry channels, managing a full portfolio of front- and back-of-house products.

You will partner with Account Executives and CAS peers, using Salesforce and data analytics to identify opportunities and plan customer calls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Sales/Marketing or related field.
• 1+ year of foodservice experience or 2+ years of food sales experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and disciplined with ability to maintain workload from a remote office.

Responsibilities

• Sustain existing business and drive new, incremental sales volume.
• Sell General Mills products to Foodservice customers in focus channels across your assigned territory to grow volume.
• Collaborate with Account Executive and CAS peers to create operator demand for new items through distributors.
• Leverage Salesforce and customer data to inform opportunities and plan calls.
• Meet or exceed the in-person visits target of 16 per week.
• Plan and execute a strategic call pattern with minimum 16 in-person sales calls per week.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sales/Marketing or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

General Mills is seeking a driven Customer Account Specialist for the New York City Metro Foodservice market. You will accelerate sales across K-12, Commercial, Lodging, Healthcare, Colleges & Universities, and Business & Industry channels, managing a full portfolio of front- and back-of-house products.

You will partner with Account Executives and CAS peers, using Salesforce and data analytics to identify opportunities and plan customer calls.