Gourmet Culinary Partners
Regional Sales Manager
Gourmet Culinary Partners, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Pay Range
Base pay range: $90,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr
Additional Compensation
Annual Bonus
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Job Summary The incumbent will sell frozen food products such as hors d'oeuvres, breakfast, sides & entrees through foodservice distributors to the restaurant, hotel, country club, colleges and institutional segments.
Essential Functions
Creates, maintains, and fosters relationships with end-user customers to support their menu needs agnostic of distributor.
Develops and manages business, provides sales support, and marketing activities working as a liaison between the direct end-user customer and their preferred distributor.
Plans in conjunction with marketing department and is available to work trade shows.
Develops and executes comprehensive Sales and Marketing Plans to drive business and promote the brand.
Travels through assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to promote the use of designated brand products.
Other duties as assigned.
Intellectual Acumen: I can "figure things out" capable dealing with concepts and complexity comfortably.
Resourcefulness: keep solving new problems and set high goals and stop at nothing to achieve them.
Persistence: can rise to challenges.
Positivity: Remains upbeat and a team player; takes accountability for misses and moves on.
Ambitious: Bold, innovative, and driven to succeed.
Exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to build and grow connections.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to keep multiple projects and client engagements active at once.
Proficient with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word.
Travel Minimum 50% travel to include multiple overnight stays throughout the U.S.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field from an accredited university or HS equivalent and 8+ years of direct food sales experience.
Chefs, Culinary Sales, Broker and/or Foodservice experience strongly preferred.
Minimum of 5 years Culinary (Chef) and/or food manufacturing sales work experience.
Knowledge / experience with GPOs and/or food distribution channels (i.e. Specialty Produce, Meat or Seafood distributors or broadline Sysco, US Foods, etc.).
1+ year using Salesforce or other CRM experience.
Working knowledge with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Sales, Business Development, and Manufacturing
Industries Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Manufacturing
Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Disability insurance
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Additional Compensation
Annual Bonus
Direct message the job poster from Gourmet Culinary Partners
Job Summary The incumbent will sell frozen food products such as hors d'oeuvres, breakfast, sides & entrees through foodservice distributors to the restaurant, hotel, country club, colleges and institutional segments.
Essential Functions
Creates, maintains, and fosters relationships with end-user customers to support their menu needs agnostic of distributor.
Develops and manages business, provides sales support, and marketing activities working as a liaison between the direct end-user customer and their preferred distributor.
Plans in conjunction with marketing department and is available to work trade shows.
Develops and executes comprehensive Sales and Marketing Plans to drive business and promote the brand.
Travels through assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to promote the use of designated brand products.
Other duties as assigned.
Intellectual Acumen: I can "figure things out" capable dealing with concepts and complexity comfortably.
Resourcefulness: keep solving new problems and set high goals and stop at nothing to achieve them.
Persistence: can rise to challenges.
Positivity: Remains upbeat and a team player; takes accountability for misses and moves on.
Ambitious: Bold, innovative, and driven to succeed.
Exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to build and grow connections.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to keep multiple projects and client engagements active at once.
Proficient with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word.
Travel Minimum 50% travel to include multiple overnight stays throughout the U.S.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business or related field from an accredited university or HS equivalent and 8+ years of direct food sales experience.
Chefs, Culinary Sales, Broker and/or Foodservice experience strongly preferred.
Minimum of 5 years Culinary (Chef) and/or food manufacturing sales work experience.
Knowledge / experience with GPOs and/or food distribution channels (i.e. Specialty Produce, Meat or Seafood distributors or broadline Sysco, US Foods, etc.).
1+ year using Salesforce or other CRM experience.
Working knowledge with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Sales, Business Development, and Manufacturing
Industries Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Manufacturing
Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Disability insurance
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