Outside Sales Representative

Mr Greens Produce; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Mr. Greens is seeking an Outside Sales Rep in the Houston area to grow and manage a diverse client base within the foodservice sector.

You will call on restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, grocery stores, and retail outlets, handling orders, training customers, and analyzing territory performance. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of outside B2B sales experience in produce, excellent communication, negotiation, and time management skills, and proficiency with Excel and MS Outlook.

Qualifications

• 2 years of outside business-to-business sales experience in the Food and/or Produce Industry.
• High school diploma required.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and time management skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Basic PC skills, proficiency in Excel, experience with MS Outlook.
• Must pass pre-employment background and drug screen testing.
• Must live in the Houston area.

Responsibilities

• Establish new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedules to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
• Focus sales efforts by studying the existing and potential volume of accounts.
• Submit orders by referring to price lists and product literature.
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, and product uses.
• Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel.
• Submit activity and results reports such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
• Stay up to date on trends by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc.
• Recommend changes in products, services, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
• Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, and making recommendations to the management team.
• Attend and participate in sales and district meetings.
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms.
• Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process (out-of-stock items, special order items, low inventory, etc.).
• Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests, customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data.
• Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Results-oriented

Conceptual thinking

Building trust

Customer oriented

Adaptability

Communication

Persuasive/People Reader

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Looking for an Outside Sales Rep in the Houston area!

Mr. Greens has proudly grown into one of the largest privately-owned produce distributors in Texas and Florida. With deliveries 365 days a year, 7 days a week, and multiple runs per day, Mr. Greens has set the gold standard for service. Mr. Greens serves a large variety of clients, including restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, grocery stores, and retail outlets.

Responsibilities

• Establish new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedules to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
• Focus sales efforts by studying the existing and potential volume of accounts.
• Submit orders by referring to price lists and product literature.
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, and product uses.
• Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel.
• Submit activity and results reports such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
• Stay up to date on trends by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc.
• Recommend changes in products, services, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
• Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, and making recommendations to the management team.
• Attend and participate in sales and district meetings.
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms.
• Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process (out-of-stock items, special order items, low inventory, etc.).
• Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests, customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data.
• Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits and pick-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies

• Results-oriented
• Conceptual thinking
• Building trust
• Customer oriented
• Adaptability
• Communication
• Persuasive/People Reader

Requirements

• 2 years of outside business-to-business sales experience in the Food and/or Produce Industry.
• High school diploma required.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and time management skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Basic PC skills, proficiency in Excel, experience with MS Outlook.
• Must pass pre-employment background and drug screen testing.
• Must live in the Houston area.

Physical Demand/Work Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to drive, sit, stand, walk, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Benefits

• Referral program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Disability insurance
• Paid holidays

Mr. Greens is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affineative Action employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.