Urgent! Sales Representative-Apex, Cary Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Job Description:

Are you an experienced Sales Professional, Restaurant Manager,Culinary Manager or Chef looking for career developmentopportunities? Join Sysco’s World Class Sales Team and explore allthe benefits and perks. Why you should join our

Sales Team:

• Competitive base salary, bonus, plus promotional incentiveopportunities
• Car allowance (mileage reimbursement for candidatesin CA) and cell phone provided
• Career pathing opportunities forboth entry level, and experienced individuals
• Opportunity to bepart of a purpose driven organization that supports communities andassociates
• Specialized sales training
• Individual as well asteam-based selling
• Opportunity to learn different ethnic segments
• Monthly and annual sales rewards and recognition
• Robustbenefits package including an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, &401(k) with automatic matching

BILINGUAL PREFERRED JOB SUMMARY

Thisis an outside sales position responsible for promoting thecompany’s products and services and for building relationships withnew and existing accounts. The main focus is to help Syscocustomers succeed while achieving sales and profit goalsestablished by the company. This position may require working somenon-traditional hours (evening, weekends, and holidays) tosuccessfully meet customers’ needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop newbusiness, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost businessto achieve profitable sales growth and special objectives withinassigned territory.
• Seek and qualify prospects following companyaccount stratification goals.
• Research customer business needsand develops a mix of products and service to meet needs.
• Evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers, basedon 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 servicesprovided.
• Answer customers’ questions about products, prices,availability, and product use.
• Provide product information andpractical training to customer personnel.
• Drive personal vehicleto customer accounts, conventions, company meetings, etc.
• Communicate and collect accounts receivable as necessary, workingwith the credit department and client; collect all balances duebased on approved credit terms.
• Manage deliveries to the routingschedule published by the transportation department; troubleshootany problems that occur during the order process (for example, outof stock items, special order items, low inventory, etc.).
• Participate in company functions, promotions, customer visits, andcustomer events.
• Attend and participate in general sales anddistrict meetings.
• Engage in ongoing training sessions.
• Assistwith the training of new employees as requested.
• Review andanalyze daily and weekly reports such as special-order requests,customer bid files, and sales/gross profit margin data.
• Performadministrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports,maintaining sales records, processing credits, and pick-uprequests, preparing sales quotes and menu suggestions, and filingreports.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

RequiredEducation/Experience Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales,Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts or related discipline ORHSD/GED and 3 years Restaurant Management, B2B or outside salesexperience, or equivalent relatable experience including completionof the Sysco Sales Internship. Preferred Qualifications Bi-LingualRestaurant Management, Foodservice Outside Sales, Chef Experiencepreferred Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations Valid driver’slicense with a “clean” driving record (including no multiple DUIswithin the last 2 years) Current automobile insurance with thefollowing limits of liability: Bodily injury

• $100,000 each personand $300,000 each accident; property damage
• $100,000 is requiredRequirement
• Submit to pre-employment testing (Drug Screen,Background Check).
• Must sign Sysco Protective CovenantsAgreement.
• Reside or willing to relocate to the geographicalvicinity of territory. Professional Skills
• Basic PC skills andproficiency with MS Office.
• Ability to read, write, speakEnglish. Competencies
• Building Trust
• Building Customer Loyalty
• Follow-up
• Sales Ability / Persuasiveness
• Managing Work
• Adaptability
• Communication