Territory Sales Manager, Foodservice Solutions

Performance Food Group; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Area Manager position at Performance Food Group oversees a geographical sales territory, ensuring growth with independent and regional accounts, achieving budgeted sales and profit goals. You will regularly call on existing and potential customers and develop and execute strategic business plans to expand the customer base.

Travel is a significant part of the role; you will manage pricing, monitor credit terms, and support branded products.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2 years of industry related experience or a degree from a culinary school will be considered equivalent experience.
• Outside sales experience in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, organizational and time management skills, strong desire to build new business, strong work ethic and attention to details, excellent customer service skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Position requires extensive local travel- valid driver's license and clean MVR with dependable means of transportation.
• Infrequent lifting of 25 - 30 pounds may be required.
• This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Manages a geographical sales territory ensuring that independent and regional account business is developed and budgeted sales and profit objectives are achieved.
• Regularly calls on existing and potential customers.
• Develops and executes business plans.
• Effectively manages time and resources to attain results.
• Builds business through support of company branded product.
• Manages pricing and monitors credit term compliance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Sales

Customer service

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Driver's license

Travel willingness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Culinary degree (equivalent experience)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Area Manager position at Performance Food Group oversees a geographical sales territory, ensuring growth with independent and regional accounts, achieving budgeted sales and profit goals. You will regularly call on existing and potential customers and develop and execute strategic business plans to expand the customer base.

Travel is a significant part of the role; you will manage pricing, monitor credit terms, and support branded products.