Outside Food Sales Rep
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Coppell
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are
thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story
to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact
you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our
table for you...OverviewFor over 120 years, Gordon Food Service has
delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products our
customers need to design successful food operations and
experiences. We've grown to be the largest family-operated
broadline food distribution company in North America by being
passionately committed to the people we serve.At Gordon Food
Service, our customers come first. As an Outside Food Sales
Representative, you will cultivate relationships, develop new
business, and provide innovative solutions to our customers,
helping them to achieve their goals and, in return, yours! This
position will reside in: Fort worth, TXPosition Benefits
- Affordable plans start on day 1!
- A generous 401(k) matching program that is above industry
standards
- Financial rewards for performance compensation structure which
includes salary, commission, and bonuses
- Low-cost benefit options for you and your family's health and
future
- An Automobile expense reimbursement plan
- Cell phone reimbursement planOutside Food Sales
RepresentativeWe invite you to join our sales team where you'll
experience a world where servant leadership and cutting-edge tools
and training come together to support your career growth and
financial objectives. As an Outside Food Sales Representative,
you'll be responsible for the overall sales and relationship
management efforts for existing and prospective customers within
your assigned territory. This includes pursuing new customers,
deepening and strengthening existing customer relationships, and
sales territory management.Pursuing New Customers
- Researching industry and market trends impacting restaurants
within your territory
- Identifying and researching prospective customers within your
territory
- Developing sales strategies that highlight products, services,
values, and solutions offered by Gordon Food Service and presenting
the sales strategy to prospective customersDeepen and Strengthen
Existing Customer Relationships
- Visiting all customers within the assigned territory on a
weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis
- Conducting business reviews to determine existing customers'
needs and areas of opportunity for growing sales
- Providing ongoing training to customers on Gordon Food Service
product offerings
- Identifying opportunities within existing customers' businesses
where Gordon Food Service can add value through product and service
offeringsSales Territory Management
- Balancing new customer acquisition and deepening and
strengthening existing customer relationships
- Coordinating visits to prospective customers and existing
customers
- Communicating order status and order processing updates to
customersSales Training - Getting You ReadyGordon Food Service's
goal during your first 90 days is to set you up for success! This
includes engaging you in various training offerings, including
e-learning, classroom sessions, video roleplays, job shadowing, and
peer sales representative mentorship. Throughout your first 90
days, you will learn:
- How to use Gordon Food Service systems, processes, and tools to
manage customer relationships
- About the products available to Gordon Food Service
customers
- The sales process for engaging new customers
- How to establish your relationships in the vast network of
resources available to you, a Gordon Food Service sales
representative
- Best practices for developing relationships with current and
prospective customers
- Strategies on how to effectively manage your territoryPosition
Requirements
- Bilingual in Spanish - Preferred
- High School Diploma/GED is required
- Bachelor's degree and/or culinary certificate preferred
- 1 year of prior sales, business, or food service
experience
- Maintaining a valid state driver's license and a safe driving
record
- Ability to obtain your food safety certificationOur
CultureGordon Food Service has a people-focused culture forged
through camaraderie, teamwork, and inclusion. Our business model is
one of servant leadership. We best serve the customer by serving
with great care those who serve our customers. We feel the culture
when we work together and when we serve together. As a team, we
tackle our challenges, celebrate our successes, and have fun on the
journey. We are what we say we are, and we'd love for you to be a
part of it.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Gordon Food
ServiceAt Gordon Food Service, Everyone Is Important - it's one of
our Cornerstone Values. We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (DEI) within our organization and the communities we
serve. We aspire to Listen, Learn, Create, and Support equitable
and sustainable solutions and strengthen an atmosphere of dignity
and respect.BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO
YOU, MATTERS TO US!Gordon Food Service values our customers and
understands that their success is largely dependent upon their
workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we
will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service
customer to provide a letter of support from their management if
they are selected for the interview process.Gordon Food Service is
an equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants and
employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or
conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual
with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here:
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit
your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation
Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is
reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a
disability.All Gordon Food Service locations are
tobacco-free.Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug
tests all employees.
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Fort Worth , Outside Food Sales Rep, Sales , Coppell, Texas
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