Selling - Sales Associate

The Chefs' Warehouse; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sales Associate to join their team. In this role, you will be the face of the company, delivering exceptional customer service and building strong relationships with clients in the restaurant and catering sectors. Your responsibilities will include developing new sales, managing existing accounts, and ensuring customer satisfaction through effective communication and organizational skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on excellence and quality. If you are driven, enthusiastic, and ready to make an impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Vacations

Paid Holidays

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly Pay

Life Insurance

Employee Discounts for Travel and Events

401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of sales experience preferred, particularly in food or restaurant sales.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop new sales and grow existing accounts to produce revenue.
• Travel to secure orders and maintain customer relationships.

Skills

Sales Experience

Customer Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

College Degree

Job description

Monday, May 5, 2025

Allen Brothers Commitment to Excellence

Consistent Quality | Responsible and Strategic Sourcing | Unmatched Craftsmanship / Service

The Elite Brand Since 1893

Allen Brothers sources the highest quality product available in the market. Our team of master butchers hand cuts each piece of consistently aged meat to perfection. Delivering excellence, for 130+ years. Allen Brothers has proudly stood as a symbol of excellence for generations and remains committed to leading the way for many more to come.

Allen Brothers passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with customers through the most experienced network of sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission:The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse & Allen Brothers is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Position Summary: As a key member of our rapidly growing organization, our Sales Associate ultimately acts as the face of our company by delivering outstanding customer service and building strong relationships. You will be responsible for selling our fine products to restaurants and caterers, hotels and retail establishments by performing the following duties :

What you’ll do:

• Produce sales revenue through the development and growth of new sales and by increasing sales with existing accounts.
• Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from networking, newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.
• Travel throughout assigned territory and/or call on regular and prospective customers to secure orders.
• Display or demonstrate product using samples or catalog, and emphasize saleable features.
• Quote prices and credit terms and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained.
• Estimate date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
• Prepare reports of business transactions and keep updated expense accounts.
• Work with inside sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.
• Track stock levels.
• Enter new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database.
• Develop and maintain relationships with purchasing contacts.

About you:

• One to two years of relevant experience in sales is highly desired
• Previous sales experience in restaurant, food sales, or professional catering, and/or working as a Chef is preferred
• High energy, positive and enthusiastic attitude, a strong team player profile
• Foster a positive and innovative atmosphere which encourages people to commit to the task in hand and go beyond the call of duty in order to achieve key objectives
• Driven and motivated to take responsibility and ensure successful outcomes across activities despite obstacles
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple concurrent projects and initiatives
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, developing a culture of participation and involvement
• Gather facts and figures, monitor self and others and achieve goals in a timely and factual manner
• Self-starter, must ask questions and learn new skills quickly on the job
• Bring a sense of urgency and work under tight deadlines with short turnarounds in a fast-paced working environment
• College Degree desired but not required
• Candidates must live in the assigned geographic sales area

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation,pregnancy, gender identityor any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.