Outside Territory Sales -(Columbia Market) Columbia, SC
Location: Columbia South Carolina
Description: Sysco Corp is looking of Outside Territory Sales -(Columbia Market) Columbia, SC right now, this position will be placed in South Carolina. More details about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. At Sysco Columbia we understand that building a great company is just like creating a great product - you must have all the right ingredients. Fo! r us, those ingredients are the cultures, backgrounds, ideas, and experiences behind our diverse workforce that embodies Sysco. Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from the home.
This is an outside sales position responsible for promoting the company’s products and services in the Columbia Market 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) in order 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 requ! ired. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individu! als with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Skills and Knowledge:
- 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 in accordance with Company account stratification goals.
- Research customer business needs and develop 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 uses. 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.
- Lift/carry laptop and product weighing 1-40 lbs, occasionally up to 75 lbs, to and from car, warehouse, customer locations, etc.
- 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.
- Review and analyze daily and weekly reports such as special order requests, customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data.
- Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales bud! gets and reports, maintaining sales records, processing credits and pic! k-up requests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filing reports.
- Other duties may be assigned.
- Participate in ongoing training sessions.
- Assist with the training of new employees as requested.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- 6 months of foodservice sales, and/or chef/restaurant management experience
- Basic pc skills and proficiency with MS Outlook
- Reside or willing to relocate to the geographical vicinity of territory
- Valid driver's license with a “clean†driving record (including: no single DUI in the last 3 years and no multiple DUIs within the last 7 years)
- Current automobile insurance with the following limits of liability: Bodily injury - $100,000 each person and $300,000 each accident; property damage - $100,000 is required
- Must pass pre-employment testing (Drug Screen, Background Check)
- Mu! st sign Sysco Protective Covenants Agreement
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality; or Culinary Arts
- 1 or more years of outside foodservice sales experience
- Previous Sysco experience
- Restaurant management / chef experience
- Bilingual in Spanish/English strongly preferred**
To be successful in this position, the individual performing the duties must successfully demonstrate the following competencies:
- Building Trust
- Building Customer Loyalty
- Follow-up
- Sales Ability / Persuasiveness
- Managing Work
- Adaptability
- Communication
- ID: * 7784
- FLSA Status: * Exempt
- Minimum Education: * High School or Equivalent
- Minimum Experience: * 2!
- Date: * 2013-11-08
- Country: * US
- State: * S! C
- City: * Columbia
- Postal Code: * 29209
- Category: * Sales
- Job Type: * Full-Time
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Sysco Corp.
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This position starts available on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:40:54 GMT
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