Territory Manager, Washington, DC

Saval Foodservice; Maryland; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saval Foods LLC is seeking a Sales Executive to grow our independent restaurant and hospitality customer base in the Washington, DC area. You will start on salary, with commissions and bonuses once sales goals are achieved, commensurate with experience.

Join a long-standing family business recognized for exceptional service and a strong local footprint. This role requires relationship building, product knowledge sharing, and proactive collaboration with credit and brokers to drive growth.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to think and react quickly.
• Strong problem solving and negotiation abilities.
• A 'think outside the box' mentality to grow sales.
• Active driver's license is required.
• HS Diploma or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain current customer relationships in a team-based selling model.
• Develop new business and identify prospects that fit our model.
• Share market and product knowledge with customers and prospects.
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as needed.
• Leverage brokers and company resources to penetrate accounts.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Think outside the box

Active Driver's License

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Job description

As an independent family company for over 94 years, we have grown to become the largest independent foodservice distributor located in the market and the 44th largest foodservice distributor in the country. While we are large enough to compete with the national distributors, with experienced and accessible management, we are nimble, quickly responding to issues, quickly updating and improving systems and staying close to our employees and customers.. As a Sales Executive for Saval, you will find new restaurant and hospitality customers and support our promise to deliver exceptional service to them.

Washington, DC

Total Compensation package also includes Commissions, Bonuses and additional cash opportunities.

Direct sales representatives start on salary for a period of time until they reach a mutually agreed upon sales goal at which time compensation will convert to commission. Beginning salary will be commensurate with experience in sales and/or foodservice.

Job Description:

• Maintain current customer relationships in a team based selling model.
• Develop new business, identify prospective customers that fit Saval’s model of supporting the independent restaurant and hospitality community.
• Share market and product knowledge with your customers. Learn how to sell against competitor items and share that information with prospects and customers.
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as needed. Be in clear contact with the credit department to collect all balances due.
• Leverage other resources to assist with penetrating current accounts. Utilize brokers and other resources provided by the company for samplings and product cuttings to help assist in growing sales.

Requirements:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to think and react quickly.
• Problem solving and negotiation skills.
• A “think outside the box” mentality.
• Active Driver's License.
• HS Diploma or equivalent.

Saval Foods was honored by the Baltimore Business Journal as the #1 Large Business to Work For in 2026.

Learn more about us at savalfoods.com/careers

Saval Foods LLC is an equal opportunity employer.