Sales Consultant

Coastal Sunbelt Produce; Maryland; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Sunbelt Produce is seeking a Marketing Associate to grow market share in Montgomery County and surrounding markets. You will maintain and expand the customer base by penetrating existing accounts and opening new ones, while collaborating with internal teams to satisfy customer needs and achieve management objectives.

The role requires strong sales experience, communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of sales experience or related field such as hospitality, marketing, or business.
• Experience in outside foodservice sales is preferred.
• Restaurant management or chef experience is a plus.
• Proficient with Excel, Word, Outlook and familiar with Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing customer base; visit weekly and share marketing materials, menu ideas, and market updates.
• Prospect and open new accounts to meet CMP goals.
• Price and build order guides.
• Collect past due balances and maintain positive relationships with customer service and operations teams.

Skills

Sales experience

Excellent communication

Detail-oriented

Team collaboration

Education

High School degree

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Salesforce

Job description

The work territory of this position is Montgomery County.

Job Summary

The Marketing Associate is responsible for growing market share in the designated markets. Responsible for satisfying customer needs and meeting management objectives. Must maintain and grow customer base by penetrating existing accounts and opening new accounts. Develop a close working relationship with customers and all internal company departments. The Marketing Associate is responsible for growing market share in the designated markets. Responsible for satisfying customer needs and meeting management objectives. Must maintain and grow customer base by penetrating existing accounts and opening new accounts. Develop a close working relationship with customers and all internal company departments.

Responsibilities

• Managing existing customer base. Visit weekly, provide marketing flyers, menu ideas and market updates.
• Prospecting/opening new accounts to meet company objectives and CMP goals.
• Pricing and order-guide building
• Collecting past due balances
• Attend all sales meetings and trainings
• Maintain a great working relationship with customer service department and operational teams.

Qualifications

Education

• High School degree or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of sales, and/or chef/restaurant management experience, and/or related (Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality; or Culinary Arts) degree.
• 1 year of outside foodservice sales experience preferred
• Restaurant management / chef experience preferred

Skills

• Proficient in Excel, Word, Microsoft Outlook, and some knowledge of Salesforce a plus
• Working knowledge of warehouse distribution a plus
• Good communication skills
• Detail-oriented

Decision Making Authority

• Profitability of a customer
• Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required):
• Customer credits and pricing