Market Operator Specialist / Sales

Bridor North America; Dallas (TX); Hybride; USD 65 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Monthly stipend/car allowance

Annual performance bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick time

11 holidays per year

Life and disability insurance

Bridor Baking Academy training

Résumé du poste

Bridor North America is seeking a personable Bakery Sales professional to introduce artisan breads and pastries to cafés, bakeries, restaurants, hotels, colleges, universities and other foodservice businesses in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

The role requires field visits 4–5 days per week with early morning starts for sample baking and preparation; you will bake samples, conduct tastings, and build lasting customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Field sales mindset and willingness to travel across the territory.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Interest in baking and food industry with customer-facing experience.

Responsabilités

• Prospect daily in the Dallas–Fort Worth territory, securing appointments and opportunities.
• Meet chefs, buyers, and owners; understand needs and recommend Bridor products.
• Bake, prepare, and present samples; conduct tastings and demonstrations.

Connaissances

Field sales

Prospecting

Relationship building

Communication

Organization

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Baking interest

Formation

Culinary/ Hospitality or Business education

Outils

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Bakery Sales | Bridor

Location: Dallas, Texas area

Territory: Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and surrounding areas

Reports to: Regional Sales Manager

Schedule: 4-5 days per week in the field, with early morning starts for sample baking and preparation

Position Summary

Enjoy baking, meeting new people, and being out in the field? Build a career in bakery sales with Bridor.

We are seeking a personable, curious, and motivated individual to introduce our artisan breads and pastries to cafés, bakeries, restaurants, hotels, colleges and universities, and other foodservice businesses. This opportunity is ideal for early-career talent or someone transitioning from baking, culinary, hospitality, retail, or customer service into sales. Recent culinary and pastry arts graduates with an interest in sales and a desire to work in the field are encouraged to apply.

What You Will Do

• Prospect daily: Visit prospective accounts throughout the territory, including cold visits to new businesses and warm visits to existing contacts and interested prospects. Follow up by phone and email to secure appointments and develop sales opportunities
• Build relationships and sell: Meet chefs, buyers, and business owners, understand their needs, recommend products, and ask for their business
• Bake and present products: Bake, prepare, and pack samples before customer visits, then conduct engaging tastings and demonstrations that showcase Bridor's quality and menu applications
• Develop product expertise: Learn the portfolio, baking instructions, handling requirements, and presentation standards to confidently advise and train customers
• Work with distributors and brokers: Join sales representatives on customer visits, support product training, and participate in food shows and sales events
• Grow existing accounts: Introduce additional products, provide responsive support, and help resolve customer concerns
• Organize your territory: Maintain a target account list, plan appointments and driving routes, coordinate sample preparation, and consistently follow through on commitments
• Track results: Maintain accurate activity and next steps in Salesforce, review progress with the Regional Sales Manager, and share customer and market feedback

What You Bring

• Enthusiasm for being out in the field, meeting people, and visiting businesses each day
• Confidence approaching prospective customers in person without an appointment and developing relationships through warm visits and follow-up
• Enjoyment of baking and a strong interest in breads, pastries, and the food industry
• A friendly, approachable personality and natural curiosity about customers’ businesses
• Excellent organizational skills to manage appointments, travel, samples, and follow-up across multiple accounts
• Persuasive verbal and written communication skills to explain product benefits, address questions, and gain customer commitment
• Persistence and a positive attitude when handling rejection or developing opportunities over time
• Initiative, reliability, and motivation to learn and achieve sales goals
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, collaborate with others, and apply feedback
• Professionalism and strong business ethics
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, plus willingness to learn Salesforce

Experience in baking, culinary operations, hospitality, customer service, or foodservice distribution is helpful. Education in business, marketing, culinary arts, pastry arts, or hospitality is a plus. Spanish proficiency is a plus.

Field Travel And Baking Requirements

• Work in the field 4-5 days per week throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth territory, with several hours of driving on some days
• Be available for early morning starts to bake, prepare, and pack product samples before customer visits
• Hold a valid driver's license and have access to a reliable personal automobile for regular business travel
• Work from a home office when not in the field
• Prepare and bake bread and pastry samples at home, in a commercial kitchen, or at a customer's facility
• Follow Bridor's baking instructions, food safety practices, and product presentation standards
• Lift and carry product boxes weighing up to 30 pounds and transport samples and demonstration materials
• Be available for occasional overnight travel, including 1-2 nights during some weeks for food shows, meetings, or support in other markets
• Work occasional evenings for customer meetings and occasional weekends for food shows and industry events

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual base salary of $65,000-$75,000
• Monthly stipend/car allowance
• Annual performance bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning on day one
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% company match
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Life and disability insurance
• On-the-job training and training through Bridor's Baking Academy
• Career development and advancement opportunities