Digital Sales Manager - Always Food Safe product line

About this position

For 120 years, National Checking Company (NCCO) has developed USA-made products that drive success in the food service and hospitality industries. Through consistent innovation, NCCO offers a comprehensive range of solutions and technologies designed to streamline operations and enhance food safety and efficiency, including traditional POS essentials, food safety labels, automated labeling systems,
digital food safety software
, and brand fulfillment solutions tailored to unique brand requirements.

Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, NCCO operates integrated business divisions supported by production and warehousing facilities in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Fort Worth, Texas. With core values focused on respect for every individual, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and passion for excellence, NCCO f/ster an environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Always Food Safe is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Our core values are focused on respect for every individual, integrity, collaboration, innovation, and passion for excellence.

AFS fosters an environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion.

NCCO is an equal opportunity employer.

Reports to: Director of Sales & Marketing (AFS)

Direct Reports: None

Travel: Field Role, including travel / overnight visits

Base Salary
: $75,000 to 100,000 per year [depending on experience] plus Variable Compensation Plan included

Specific compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity considerations.

Benefits Offered
:
Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off

About Always Food Safe

Always Food Safe, (AFS), is a leading provider of nationally accredited food safety training courses and exams. Our Certified Food Protection Manager course and exam is a legal requirement for managers who work within the food industry. We are among a small and select group of training providers that are certified to provide this course, which is accepted by Local and State Health Inspectors in all 50 States.

Our accredited courses include:

• Food Protection Manager
• Food Handler
• Allergen Awareness
• Responsible Alcohol Training

We are building a high-performing digital sales team that will be instrumental in shaping a digital-forward mindset and positioning AFS as a leading provider of compliance, technology, and data management solutions.

We pride ourselves in being a close, friendly, approachable team which is designed to help the individual thrive in the sales “hunter” role.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Digital Sales Manager (DSM) that will thrive in a focused, fast-paced, “start- up mindset” high growth expectation culture that is eager to be directly accountable for identifying, incubating and closing net new accounts within annually updated targeted customer segments.

The support offered by the AFS team includes sales, marketing, customer support, accreditation and product development departments who are all in place to ensure successful adoption, retention and organic growth for the accounts that are closed by the DSM.

The transferable skill and critical competency for this role is net new account sales conversion from lead to cash received for first order -- the sales “hunter.”

While backgrounds in the food service, c-store, grocery, or technology sectors may be beneficial, AFS believes the necessary competencies for this role may transfer well be from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and encourages successful “rock star” sales hunters to apply if the role and product range otherwise appeals to the candidate.

Responsibility Overview (The reason the specific role exists)

Ensure adequate prospecting and lead generation in order to successfully achieve net new accounts in the targeted, annualized end-user segment. Close net new accounts at the agreed upon terms (price, payment) as provided to DSM by Rev the Director of Sales & Marketing. 100% of activity documented in CRM (Salesforce) – this role will set the gold standard for CRM usage company wide.

Own the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to close, using a…