Outside Sales Representative

Overview

Gordon Food Service, for over 125 years, has delivered excellence, expertise, and quality products to the food service industry as North America’s largest family‑operated broad‑line food distributor.

• Generous 401(k) matching program above industry standards
• Financial rewards for performance—salary, commission, and bonuses
• Low‑cost health and wellness benefits for you and your family
• Automobile expense reimbursement plan
• Cell phone reimbursement plan

• Pursuing New Customers
  • Research industry and market trends impacting restaurants within your territory.
  • Identify and research prospective customers.
  • Develop sales strategies that highlight GFS products, services, values, and solutions, and present those strategies to prospective customers.
• Deepening & Strengthening Existing Customer Relationships
  • Visit all assigned customers on a weekly, bi‑weekly, or monthly basis.
  • Conduct business reviews to assess customer needs and identify growth opportunities.
  • Provide ongoing training to customers on GFS product offerings.
  • Identify opportunities within existing customers’ businesses where GFS can add additional value.
• Sales Territory Management
  • Balance new customer acquisition and deepening existing relationships.
  • Coordinate visits to prospective and existing customers.
  • Communicate order status and processing updates to customers.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or culinary certificate preferred.
• At least 1 year of sales, business, or food service experience.
• Valid state driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Ability to obtain food safety certification.
• Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply.

During the first 90 days you will participate in e‑learning, classroom sessions, video role‑plays, job shadowing, and mentorship to learn system usage, product knowledge, new customer engagement, relationship building, and territory management.

Gordon Food Service, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process because of a disability, please submit your request to  with the subject line “Accommodation Request.”

All GFS locations are tobacco‑free; the workplace is drug‑free and conducts pre‑employment drug testing.