Sysco Foods Careers – Outside Sales Representative

Job Description:

This is an outside sales position responsible for promoting the company’s products and services and for building relationships with new and existing accounts. The main focus is to help Sysco customers succeed while achieving sales and profit goals established by the company. This position often requires working non-traditional hours (evening, weekends and holidays) to successfully meet customers’ needs.

An individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives within assigned territory.
• Seek and qualify prospects following company account stratification goals.
• Research customer business needs and develops a mix of products and service to meet needs.
• Evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers, based on business needs and goals.
• Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors’ products, prices, and sales; share information with customers as part of value-added services provided.
• Answer customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, and product use.
• Provide product information and practical training to customer personnel.
• Drive personal vehicle to customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, etc.
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, working with the credit department and client; collect all balances due based on approved credit terms.
• Manage deliveries to the routing schedule published by the transportation department; troubleshoot any problems that occur during the order process (for example, out of stock items, special order items, low inventory, etc.).
• Participate in company functions, promotions, customer visits, and customer events.
• Attend and participate in general sales and district meetings.
• Engage in ongoing training sessions.

Job Requirements:

• 1 year of outside foodservice sales experience preferred.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or 5 years of Foodservice sales experience.
• 6 months of sales, and/or chef/restaurant management experience, and/or related (Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality; or Culinary Arts) degree.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, or Culinary Arts preferred
• Previous Sysco experience preferred.
• Restaurant management / chef experience preferred.

Qualification & Experience:

• Submit to pre-employment testing (Drug Screen, Background Check).
• Ability to read, write, speak English.
• Reside or willing to relocate to the geographical vicinity of territory
• Must sign Sysco Protective Covenants Agreement.
• Basic PC skills and proficiency with MS Outlook.

Job Details:

Company: Sysco

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Functions: Manufacturing

Job Location: Philadelphia, PA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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