Strategic Field Sales Consultant — Meat & Seafood (SF)

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) is seeking a sales professional for the San Francisco, CA territory. You will promote and sell meat and seafood products, build relationships with current and prospective customers, and expand account penetration to achieve sales targets.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, order processing, and collaboration with inside sales to optimize pricing, margins, and on-time deliveries. A background in food service and meat/seafood sales is highly valued.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Preferred: 4-year degree in culinary arts, business, marketing, agriculture/animal science or related studies.
• 2-year prior food service sale and culinary background strongly preferred.
• Meat & Seafood sales highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory to generate new business for the Sysco Specialty Meat Group's (SSMG) products and services.
• Make in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
• Taking customer orders with SSMG goals in mind: sales and GP/Stop maximization.
• Participate, review and oversee input of orders for customers via communication with inside sales partners.
• React timely to customer problems and needs.
• Review daily out of stocks, shortages, transportations issues and implement solutions quickly.
• Review, analyze and react to daily/weekly sales and margin reports looking for improvement opportunities.
• Keep abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, trends and who the other distributors/sales organizations are in your market.
• Participate in Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) training and customer events. Participate in Sales meetings held by Sysco Sales leaders.
• Develop a relationship with accounts payable (A/P) contact at every account.
• Participate and coordinate communication between them and SSMG account receivable manager/representative.
• Implement "Ask Early and Often" to control days sales outstanding (DSOs) and know signs to know when to say "No Ship or Cash on Delivery (COD)".
• Update bid files, customer profiles, and customer call sheets to ensure proper pricing and accuracy of needed items-thus reducing costly credits and returns.

Skills

Meat & Seafood sales

Consultative sales

Customer relations

Time management

Self-motivation

Sales planning

Presentations

Territory management

Education

High School diploma

4-year degree in culinary arts or business

Tools

MS Outlook

Job description

Sysco Specialty Meat Group (SSMG) is seeking a sales professional for the San Francisco, CA territory. You will promote and sell meat and seafood products, build relationships with current and prospective customers, and expand account penetration to achieve sales targets.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, order processing, and collaboration with inside sales to optimize pricing, margins, and on-time deliveries. A background in food service and meat/seafood sales is highly valued.