Sales Support Administrator

US-Food; Salem (VA); Presencial; USD 33.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Pre-tax spending accounts

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Descripción de la vacante

US Foods, Inc. is seeking a Product Support Specialist who will serve as a key resource for internal teams, Territory Managers, and customers.

The role focuses on fast, accurate responses to product availability, specifications, scheduling, and substitutions while leveraging systems like Prism, SmartDock, and PIM/EPS. In this role you will prioritize urgent requests, maintain knowledge bases, and develop broker contacts to address inquiries independently.

Formación

• College degree or equivalent distribution or food service supply chain experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of purchasing, merchandising, sales or customer service experience, preferably in a foodservice distribution environment.
• PRISM skills preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the central point of contact for Area hub and market DCs for all internal sales inquiries related to product, specifications, availability, scheduling, and substitutions.
• Resolve external customer and internal sales questions in a timely manner, typically by phone, email, text or other necessary means.
• Become subject matter expert in US Foods systems and tools to quickly and accurately answer inquiries including Prism, SmartDock, PIM/EPS.
• Execute sample policy to obtain samples for customers and/or Territory Managers.
• Develop and maintain current knowledge and resources to answer questions regarding product availability, delivery schedule, broker contact and line information, product information and specification, product selection and substitutes.
• Prioritize requests based on urgency and customer status.
• Develop broker and vendor contacts along with using internal resource pool to independently address and follow up on sales inquiries.
• Develop product category knowledge to suggest substitute product when necessary.

Conocimientos

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Analytical

Written/oral communication

Customer service

Educación

College degree or equivalent distribution or food service supply chain experience

Herramientas

PRISM

SmartDock

PIM/EPS

Descripción del empleo

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITEJoin Our Community of Food People!The Product Support Specialist serves as a key resource for internal teams, Territory Managers, and customers by providing timely and accurate support related to product availability, specifications, scheduling, substitutions, and inventory inquiries.The Product Support Specialist serves as a key resource for internal teams, Territory Managers, and customers by providing timely and accurate support related to product availability, specifications, scheduling, substitutions, and inventory inquiries. US FOODS has a lot to offer:US FOODS is the company built on YOU Matter, where your hard work is rewardedWe are committed to compensation, benefits that respect, and reward our employees for their dedication and hard workPaid Training AND Paid OvertimeService recognition and employee rewardsExcellent LeadershipCompensation: $24 - $28 per hour despending on experienceWork Schedule: Monday - FridayESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES1. Act as the central point of contact for Area hub and market DCs for all internal sales inquiries related to product, specifications, availability, scheduling, and substitutions.2. Resolve external customer and internal sales questions in a timely manner, typically by phone, email, text or other necessary means either by determining answer on own or escalating to appropriate division / regional resources or external vendors, as required.3. Become subject matter expert in US Foods systems and tools to quickly and accurately answer inquiries including, but not limited to Prism, SmartDock, PIM/EPS.4. Execute sample policy to obtain samples for customers and/or Territory Managers5. Develop and maintain current knowledge and resources to be able to answer questions regarding, but not limited to product availability, delivery schedule, broker contact and line information, product information and specification, product selection and substitutes.6. Prioritize requests based on urgency and customer status.7. Develop broker and vendor contacts along with using internal resource pool to independently address and follow up on sales inquiries.8. Develop product category knowledge in order to suggest substitute product when necessary.SUPERVISIONNoneQUALIFICATIONSEducation/Training: College degree or equivalent distribution or food service supply chain experience required.Related Experience: Minimum 2 years of purchasing, merchandising, sales or customer service experience is required, preferably in a foodservice distribution environment. Previous US. Foods experience preferred. PRISM skills preferred.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office especially Microsoft Word and Excel. Must be extremely organized, analytical and possess highly developed written/oral communication and interpersonal skills. Must be external and internal customer service focused. Ability to research, escalate and follow up on inquires with a great sense of urgency including times when that communication requires input from internal resources not located in the same building. Must have the ability to overcome objections and obstacles with a solution based attitude.Physical Requirements: NACompensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $24.00 - $28.00 per hour.This role may also receive overtime compensation.Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between$24 - $37***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***