Meat & Seafood Growth Specialist

US0048 Sysco Charlotte, LLC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Corp. in Columbia, SC seeks a professional sales specialist to grow new business in meat and seafood.

The role targets achieving regional and customer-specific goals through direct selling, category certification, and data-informed planning. You will prioritize prospects, leverage Salesforce for pipeline management, and collaborate with chefs, customers, and the Sysco team to deliver value and measurable results at events and in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High School Diploma or GED and 3+ years of sales experience within a retail, broker, wholesale or distribution environment (deep technical expertise of meat & seafood categories)
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent educational level

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute targeted meat & seafood sales strategies to achieve region and individual annual business goals, delivering profitable sales growth and penetration across categories, specialty segments, and Sysco brand
• Identify the needs of customers and prospects to assemble a product mix that delivers solutions and helps achieve business objectives
• Utilize data analytics to prioritize meat & seafood opportunities
• Actively seek, qualify, and support top prospect conversion to Sysco
• Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided
• Track activities and results, collaborate on opportunities, and champion the team selling process through use of Salesforce (Sysco’s CRM tool)
• Leverage sampling in a solutions-oriented manner to close sales
• Provide feedback to specialty companies and merchandising on product quality, product integrity, product mix, customer satisfaction, perceived value and competition
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, chefs and sales team members
• Support execution of prioritized sales strategies through direct selling and engagement of customers and prospects at Sysco events (e.g. food shows, industry events)

Skills

Meat & seafood knowledge

Sales experience

Analytical thinking

CRM (Salesforce)

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Communication skills

Time management

MS Office proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sysco Corp. in Columbia, SC seeks a professional sales specialist to grow new business in meat and seafood.

The role targets achieving regional and customer-specific goals through direct selling, category certification, and data-informed planning. You will prioritize prospects, leverage Salesforce for pipeline management, and collaborate with chefs, customers, and the Sysco team to deliver value and measurable results at events and in daily operations.