Sales Representative- Killeen

Labatt Food Service; Killeen (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Labatt Food Service in the Killeen area is seeking a high-energy sales professional to represent Labatt and grow relationships with restaurant chains and independent operators. Build a career by communicating Labatt’s strengths and differentiators in the foodservice industry.

You will manage the full sales cycle from lead generation through closing, while delivering exemplary service and nurturing long-term customer ties across the Killeen/Temple/Belton region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or CIA training or equivalent required.
• Strong communication and sales aptitude required.
• Experience in food service or sales is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Present Labatt to potential food-away-from-home customers and build long-term relationships.
• Manage full sales cycle from lead generation to closing and implementation.
• Maintain exceptional service and nurture customer relationships.
• Defend against competitor tactics and articulate weaknesses in proposals.
• Lead effective sales meetings to educate prospects on new business opportunities.

Skills

Excellent communication

Energetic and goal oriented

Multitasking and prioritization

Extroverted and people skills

Problem solving under pressure

Bias for action

Food service/sales experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or CIA-trained

Job description

Labatt Food Service is currently seeking a high energy, motivated candidate who wants to build a sales career representing Labatt in supplying food to restaurant chains and independent operators in the Killeen/Temple/Belton area. Successful candidates will show the ability to become skilled in communicating Labatt’s unique strengths and how the company is different in its industry. A career with Labatt involves forming new customer ties and nurturing customer relationships that last over many years.

Responsibilities

• Present the company to potential food-away-from-home customers and create long-term relationships
• Perform the full sales cycle from generating leads and prospecting to closing and implementing the sale
• Manage customer expectations, provide exemplary service, and maintain customer relationships
• Defend against competitor sales tactics and be able to critically analyze and explain the flaws in competitor proposals to your customers
• Conduct effective sales meetings with prospects and customers to engage and teach them new ways to think about their businesses

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Chef trained at CIA or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills
• Energetic, goal oriented, and competitive with proven examples of initiative and above-average performance
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced and competitive sales environment
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in order to work on multiple prospects and maintain multiple accounts all while constantly focusing on growth
• A bias for action
• Experience in food service, restaurants, and sales is a strong positive
• An extroverted personality and skills at dealing with other people
• Good problem-solving skills and equanimity in stressful situations