Bi-lingual; Spanish Foodservice Sales Representative

Position Details

• Commission driven pay includes uncapped commissions, monthly bonus, annual bonus incentives, recognition and awards including top performer incentive trips.
• 2+ years of food service sales, culinary, procurement, or restaurant management related work experience preferred.
• Live within the New Orleans, LA area with reliable transportation and ability to drive within territory.
• Basic computer skills including MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Sales systems experience preferred. Includes online order entry, sales metrics dashboards, CRM, and/or web-based customer tools.

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and more.
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system.
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

Responsible for the development of independent account business, with emphasis on overall profitability through both new sales and account penetration. Promote and sell company branded products and meet brand sales objectives. May also support customer service activities for regional and/or national chain customers, thereby increasing visibility of the company in the marketplace and maximizing market share. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company.

• Generates additional business through analyzing sales territory and individual customers; samples products with existing and potential customers; plans general sales strategy including time and territory management; plans sales approach with individual customers; and conducts effective sales presentations.
• Grows sales and profit margins on an ongoing basis to meet established sales and margin goals.
• Sets up new customer accounts by determining pricing; works with Credit Department for initial authorization, other center personnel for scheduling order-taking, deliveries, etc., and performs initial follow-up work with customer ensuring delivery and product satisfaction.
• Ensures customer satisfaction by providing an exemplary level of service by working closely with other center personnel to coordinate efforts to prevent and resolve customer problems. May be personally responsible for making deliveries in emergency situations.
• Builds additional business with current customers through product penetration to maximize profitability of individual accounts.
• Minimizes accounts receivable problems by monitoring accounts for compliance with credit terms and following up on any problems.
• Maintains awareness of pricing trends within sales territory, particularly on market driven / commodity products, to ensure competitive pricing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and more.

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent.
• 6-12 months sales/marketing and/or restaurant experience.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Spanish fluently speaking.

• Post high school education such as culinary training, AS/BS degree in business management, culinary arts or related field.
• 2+ years sales related work experience in the food service industry.
• Familiar with sales systems, CRM tools, online order entry, sales metrics dashboard, web-based customer tools.
• Culinary, procurement, vendor/supplier and/or beverage sales related experience.

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.