Outside Food Sales Representative
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: September 28, 2024
Job Description:
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are
thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story
to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact
you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our
table for you...OverviewFor over 120 years, Gordon Food Service has
delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products our
customers need to design successful food operations and
experiences. We've grown to be the largest family-operated
broadline food distribution company in North America by being
passionately committed to the people we serve. At Gordon Food
Service, our customers come first. As an Outside Food Sales
Representative, you will cultivate relationships, develop new
business, and provide innovative solutions to our customers,
helping them to achieve their goals and, in return, yours! This
position will reside in: Lancaster, Harrisburg, and York Counties.
Position Benefits
- A generous 401(k) matching program that is above industry
standards
- Financial rewards for performance compensation structure which
includes salary, commission, and bonuses
- Low-cost benefit options for you and your family's health and
future
- An Automobile expense reimbursement plan
- Cell phone reimbursement plan Outside Food Sales
RepresentativeWe invite you to join our sales team where you'll
experience a world where servant leadership and cutting-edge tools
and training come together to support your career growth and
financial objectives. As an Outside Food Sales Representative,
you'll be responsible for the overall sales and relationship
management efforts for existing and prospective customers within
your assigned territory. This includes pursuing new customers,
deepening and strengthening existing customer relationships, and
sales territory management. Pursuing New Customers
- Researching industry and market trends impacting restaurants
within your territory
- Identifying and researching prospective customers within your
territory
- Developing sales strategies that highlight products, services,
values, and solutions offered by Gordon Food Service and presenting
the sales strategy to prospective customers Deepen and Strengthen
Existing Customer Relationships
- Visiting all customers within the assigned territory on a
weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis
- Conducting business reviews to determine existing customers
needs and areas of opportunity for growing sales
- Providing ongoing training to customers on Gordon Food Service
product offerings
- Identifying opportunities within existing customers businesses
where Gordon Food Service can add value through product and service
offerings Sales Territory Management
- Balancing new customers acquisition and deepening and
strengthening existing customer relationships
- Coordinating visits to prospective customers and existing
customers
- Communicating order status and order processing updates to
customers Sales Training - Getting you ReadyGordon Food Service's
goal during your first 90 days is to set you up for success! This
includes engaging you in various training offerings, including
e-learning, classroom sessions, video roleplays, job shadowing, and
peer sales representative mentorship. Throughout your first 90
days, you will learn:
- How to use Gordon Food Service systems, processes, and tools to
manage customer relationships
- About the products available to Gordon Food Service
customers
- The sales process for engaging new customers
- How to establish your relationships in the vast network of
resources available to you, a Gordon Food Service sales
representative
- Best practices on developing relationships with current and
prospective customers
- Strategies on how to effectively manage your territory Position
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED is required
- Bachelor's degree and/or culinary certificate preferred
- 1 year of prior sales, business, or food service
experience
- Maintaining a valid state driver's license and a safe driving
record
- Ability to obtain your food safety certification Gordon Food
Service encourages veterans and active military members to applyBE
PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO
US!Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that
their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To
demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any
candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a
letter of support from their management if they are selected for
the interview process.Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity
employer.All qualified applicants and employees will receive
consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of
employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a
protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with
disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here:
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit
your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation
Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is
reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a
disability.All Gordon Food Service locations are
tobacco-free.Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug
tests all employees.
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Lancaster , Outside Food Sales Representative, Sales , Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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