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Outside Sales Representative
Nashville, Tennessee
Sponsorship not specified$70k-$110kDetected 14 days ago
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About the role
- 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.
- This position will reside in: Nashville, TN
Responsibilities
- Developing sales strategies that highlight products, services, values, and solutions offered by Gordon Food Service and presenting the sales strategy to prospective customers
Nice to have
- How to establish your relationships in the vast network of resources available to you, a Gordon Food Service sales representative
- 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
Compensation
- Base salary range of 70k-110k based on experience
- Financial rewards for performance compensation structure which includes salary, commission, and bonuses
Benefits
- Low-cost benefit options for you and your family's health and future
- An Automobile expense reimbursement plan
- Cell phone reimbursement plan
Company info
- 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.
- Identifying and researching prospective customers within your territory
- 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
- Balancing new customers acquisition and deepening and strengthening existing customer relationships
- Coordinating visits to prospective customers and existing customers
- See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry.
- For over 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products our customers need to design successful food operations and experiences.
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