Sales Representative - Mobile

Core-Mark; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Foodservice seeks an Area Manager in Mobile, AL to oversee a geographic sales territory with independent and regional accounts. You will regularly visit customers, develop and execute business plans, and manage time and resources to achieve sales goals, while supporting branded products and maintaining pricing controls.

The role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and a proven ability to build new business through proactive field work.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2 years of industry related experience or a culinary school degree considered equivalent.
• Outside sales experience in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation, organizational and time management skills, strong work ethic and detail orientation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Position requires extensive local travel, valid driver’s license and clean MVR.
• Must pass post-offer background and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Manages a geographical sales territory ensuring independent and regional account business grows and budgeted sales and profit objectives are met.
• Regularly calls on existing and potential customers.
• Develops and executes business plans.
• Manages time and resources to attain results.
• Builds business through support of company branded product.
• Manages pricing and monitors credit term compliance.

Skills

Outside sales

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Culinary school degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Company Description

Performance Foodservice, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants and other experts builds close relationships with each customer, providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection and operational strategies. The Performance Foodservice team delivers delicious food, but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Area Manager position will perform the following duties:

Position Responsibilities

• Manages a geographical sales territory ensuring that independent and regional account business is developed and budgeted sales and profit objectives are achieved.
• Regularly calls on existing and potential customers.
• Develops and executes business plans.
• Effectively manages time and resources to attain results.
• Builds business through support of company branded product.
• Manages pricing and monitors credit term compliance.

Benefits

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Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2 years of industry related experience or a degree from a culinary school will be considered equivalent experience.
• Outside sales experience in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, organizational and time management skills, strong desire to build new business, strong work ethic and attention to details, excellent customer service skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Position requires extensive local travel- valid driver's license and clean MVR with dependable means of transportation.
• Infrequent lifting of 25 - 30 pounds may be required.
• This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

Preferred qualifications

• 4 years college degree or 2 years Business to Business sales experience.
• Foodservice distribution experience

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.