Sales Representative - Louisiana

Overview

For more than 75 years, Hoffmaster has elevated the way people dine, entertain and bake through premium sustainable tableware.
Elevate Your Career with Hoffmaster!

About The Role

The Sales Representative is responsible for driving new and existing business within the food service channel by selling Hoffmaster tabletop disposables and packaging products. This role partners closely with food service distributors and end-user customers to grow market share, strengthen relationships, and deliver customer-focused solutions. From prospecting and presentations to closing deals and supporting distributor partnerships, this role plays a key part in expanding Hoffmaster’s presence in the market.

• Identify and qualify new sales opportunities within assigned territory
• Build and maintain strong relationships with food service end users and distributor partners
• Conduct sales calls, presentations, and business reviews with customers and distributors
• Grow existing accounts by introducing new products and solutions
• Prepare pricing quotes and negotiate sales agreements
• Monitor competitive activity and customer feedback to support market strategy
• Support distributor sales meetings, trade shows, and customer events as needed
• Maintain accurate sales activity and customer information
• Participate in training and development to stay current on products and market trends

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field
• 1–3 years of sales experience; food service industry experience preferred
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Willingness to travel extensively within assigned territory, with occasional overnight travel

Safety –
Teamwork –
Customer Focus –
Ownership –
Initiative –
Creativity

At Hoffmaster, our core values guide how we work every day. This role demonstrates Customer Focus by building trusted partnerships with distributors and end users,
Ownership by proactively managing territory performance, and Teamwork by collaborating with internal partners to deliver winning solutions.
Initiative and Creativity support continuous growth, innovation, and long-term customer success.

Let’s connect! At Hoffmaster, we believe every person deserves to feel successful. This includes a total rewards package designed to support our employee’s success – at work, at home, and in life. This includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurances, Tuition and Student Loan repayment assistance, Physical and Mental wellness programs, Paid vacation and holidays, Employee Assistance Program, and more.

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Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer
, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.