Meat & Seafood Sales Consultant

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) seeks a sales professional to execute a defined sales plan within the assigned territory. You will promote, sell and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship approach, aiming to maximize sales profitability and growth.

You will conduct in-person visits, present products, analyze reports, and collaborate with inside sales to ensure timely order input and issue resolution while staying informed about market conditions and

Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• Preferred: 4-year degree in culinary arts, business, marketing, agriculture/animal science or related studies.
• 2-year prior food service and/or sales background strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory to generate new business for 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.

Skills

Meat & seafood knowledge

Consultative sales

Time management

Customer relations

MS Outlook

Education

High School diploma

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

Job description

Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) seeks a sales professional to execute a defined sales plan within the assigned territory. You will promote, sell and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship approach, aiming to maximize sales profitability and growth.

You will conduct in-person visits, present products, analyze reports, and collaborate with inside sales to ensure timely order input and issue resolution while staying informed about market conditions and