Healthcare Sales Representative

Account Executive

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Performance Food service – Thoms Proestler Company is seeking an Account Executive to work with healthcare facilities in a territory covering the Chicagoland market. This is a hybrid position that includes work from a home office (approximately 40% of the time) as well as local and regional travel to visit healthcare customers. Occasional travel to other accounts throughout the Midwest is required, including some overnight travel (approximately 15% of the time).

Responsibilities include:

• Regularly call on existing and potential customers in order to market Performance Food service's high quality products and superior food service delivery to healthcare related businesses within the sales territory.
• Provide program support and software training with our Group Purchasing Organization business partners.
• Support bids and menus for products to enhance the customer's business strategy.
• Develop business by being a champion of company branded products.
• Communicate with GPO partners, brokers and manufacturer representatives to uncover sales opportunities.
• Manage pricing and monitor credit term compliance.
• Develop short and long term strategies and execute business plans.
• Ensure that healthcare account business is developed to grow sales and profit objectives.
• Follow through on commitments in a timely manner.
• Effectively manage time and resources to cover the entire sales territory and attain desired results.
• Work effectively as a member of a dynamic healthcare team.
• Present and consult on educational topics with customers.