Meat & Seafood Field Sales Consultant (Hybrid)

Sysco; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking a dynamic sales professional to drive growth for the Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) in the San Francisco area. You will build and maintain relationships with current customers while pursuing new accounts, promoting meat and seafood products and services to best meet customer needs.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, presenting products, processing orders with focus on sales and gross profit, and collaborating with inside sales to ensure timely fulfillment.

Qualifications

• 2-year prior food service sale experience preferred.
• Meat & Seafood sales background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory to generate new business for the Sysco Specialty Meat Group's (SSMG) products and services.
• Make in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
• Taking customer orders with SSMG goals in mind: sales and GP/Stop maximization.
• Participate, review and oversee input of orders for customers via communication with inside sales partners.
• React timely to customer problems and needs.
• Review daily out of stocks, shortages, transportations issues and implement solutions quickly.
• Review, analyze and react to daily/weekly sales and margin reports looking for improvement opportunities.
• Keep abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, trends and who the other distributors/sales organizations are in your market.
• Participate in Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) training and customer events. Participate in Sales meetings held by Sysco Sales leaders.
• Develop a relationship with accounts payable (A/P) contact at every account.
• Participate and coordinate communication between them and SSMG account receivable manager/representative.
• Implement "Ask Early and Often" to control days sales outstanding (DSOs) and know signs to know when to say "No Ship or Cash on Delivery (COD)".
• Update bid files, customer profiles, and customer call sheets to ensure proper pricing and accuracy of needed items-thus reducing costly credits and returns.

Skills

Meat & Seafood sales

Consultative sales

Self-motivation

Customer relations

MS Outlook

Education

High School diploma

4-year degree in culinary arts, business, marketing, agriculture/animal science or related studies

Job description

Sysco is seeking a dynamic sales professional to drive growth for the Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) in the San Francisco area. You will build and maintain relationships with current customers while pursuing new accounts, promoting meat and seafood products and services to best meet customer needs.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, presenting products, processing orders with focus on sales and gross profit, and collaborating with inside sales to ensure timely fulfillment.