Performance Food Group - Gulfport, MS

posted 2 days ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Gulfport, MS
Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Area Manager position will perform various duties related to managing a geographical sales territory. This includes ensuring that independent and regional account business is developed and that budgeted sales and profit objectives are achieved. The role involves regular calls on existing and potential customers, developing and executing business plans, and effectively managing time and resources to attain results. Additionally, the Area Manager will build business through support of company branded products, manage pricing, and monitor credit term compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Manages a geographical sales territory ensuring that independent and regional account business is developed and budgeted sales and profit objectives are achieved.
  • Regularly calls on existing and potential customers.
  • Develops and executes business plans.
  • Effectively manages time and resources to attain results.
  • Builds business through support of company branded product.
  • Manages pricing and monitors credit term compliance.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 2 years of industry related experience or a degree from a culinary school will be considered equivalent experience.
  • Outside sales experience in a fast paced environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, organizational and time management skills, strong desire to build new business, strong work ethic and attention to details, excellent customer service skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Position requires extensive local travel- valid driver's license and clean MVR with dependable means of transportation.
  • Infrequent lifting of 25 - 30 pounds may be required.
  • This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

Nice-to-haves

  • 4 years college degree or 2 years Business to Business sales experience.
  • Foodservice distribution experience
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