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Vistar

Account Exec - Vistar

Vistar, Tampa, Florida, us, 33646

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Job Description

Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more

Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system

Safe and inclusive working environment, including a culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Purpose Manages a customer and geographical sales territory, ensuring customer needs are met, and budgeted sales and gross profit objectives are achieved/exceeded. Prospects for new business and customers, effectively using company and territory management and sales techniques. Builds trust and credibility with customers by uncovering and meeting their distribution, product and strategic needs, and resolving issues and opportunities. Effectively manages assigned sales territory through effective time management, establishing goals and objectives, and maintaining regular, periodic contacts with all customers based on account volume, opportunities and needs in line with company initiatives and sales processes.

Responsibilities

Effectively highlights Vistars’ features and benefits versus those of competitive distributors, developing appropriate product recommendations and consumer insights presentations.

Develops short‑ and long‑term strategies to call on high potential accounts, managing time and resources to cover the entire sales territory.

Communicates with local brokers and manufacturer representatives to uncover sales opportunities.

Follows through on all commitments in a timely manner, matching customers’ long‑ and short‑term needs to Vistar’s service system and advocating solutions that promote customers’ business strategies.

Communicates customer information, including issues, problems and needs, to the distribution center customer service team and merchandising on a regular basis.

Utilizes Vistar’s information system, laptop computer and telephone to provide value to the customer relationship through presentation material, correspondence and telephone calls, and retrieves and utilizes information continually to make the appropriate and profitable recommendation on pricing.

Ensures Vistar CRM system is utilized and updated as directed.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience 2 – 4 Years Foodservice or vending sales experience

Compensation $60K – 70K plus commission

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Sales and Business Development

Industries Food and Beverage Services

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