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The primary purpose of this position is to develop and manage established as well as new customers, by selling food and non-food items to achieve sales and profitability goals.
Primary areas of responsibilities are:
- Primary owner of customer relationship
- Selling, and engaging customers in value added activities.
- Leveraging other resources to assist with top penetration opportunities and new accounts opening.
US Foods has a comprehensive training program for the Territory Manager position.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Foster the customer relationship in a team based selling model.
- Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process (e.g., delivery mis picks, short on loads, stock-outs).
- Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms.
- Leverage other resources to assist with top penetration opportunities and new accounts opening.
- Develop new business; identify prospective customers by utilizing market intelligence databases, as well as business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences.
- Know the market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided.
- Drive motor vehicle to existing customers, and prospects, to ensure product delivery, which may include lifting/carrying up to 75lbs.
SUPERVISION
RELATIONSHIPS
- Internal: District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, VP of Local Sales, Accounting/Credit Department, Merchandising and Marketing, Operations, and Customer Contact.
- External: Customers, vendors, prospective customers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Frequently outside the office environment working in the field visiting customers in variable weather and temperature conditions
Minimum Qualifications
- 1+ year of sales experience preferred.
- Foodservice sales industry/Selling to restaurants Culinary/restaurant management/hospitality experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation abilities.
- Ability to build internal and external relationships and cold call to develop new business.
- Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Competitive spirit and results driven mentality.
- Problem solving ability / Organization and negotiation skills.
- Team up mentality to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficient computer skills; Microsoft Office products – Experience using Customer relationship management tools preferred (i.e., Salesforce).
EDUCATION
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
LICENSES
- Valid driver’s license required & motor vehicle record must be in good standing.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Qualifications
- Must be able to perform the following physical activities for described length of time.
- List the required physical activities including length of time performing each activity referencing the key below.
- STAND FREQUENTLY,
- WALK FREQUENTLY,
- DRIVE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY,
- SIT FREQUENTLY,
- 1-10 lbs (Sedentary) FREQUENTLY,
- 11-20 lbs (Light) FREQUENTLY,
- 21-50 lbs (Medium) OCCASIONALLY,
- 51-100 lbs (Heavy) OCCASIONALLY,
- Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy) N/A
- 1-10 lbs (Sedentary) FREQUENTLY,
- 11-20 lbs (Light) FREQUENTLY,
- 21-50 lbs (Medium) OCCASIONALLY,
- 51-100 lbs (Heavy) N/A,
- Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy) N/A,
- PUSH/PULL N/A,
- CLIMB/BALANCE N/A,
- STOOP/SQUAT OCCASIONALLY,
- KNEEL OCCASIONALLY,
- BEND OCCASIONALLY,
- REACH ABOVE SHOULDER N/A,
- TWIST N/A,
- GRASP OBJECTS FREQUENTLY,
- MANIPULATE OBJECTS FREQUENTLY,
- MANUAL DEXTERITY FREQUENTLY
This role may also receive incentive 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 minimum wage thresholds).
The initial expected base rate for this role is between $55,000 - $95,000
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