About The Position

The New Business Manager is responsible for sourcing and developing profitable new business accounts that can be transitioned to a Territory Manager. This role focuses on converting high-potential sales leads into US Foods customers to achieve annual sales and profit operating plans. The manager provides strategic support to Territory Managers by identifying and penetrating high-growth opportunities and expanding market share. A key aspect is developing a robust business plan to capture market share within the division's operational area, specifically targeting customers with annual sales potential exceeding $0.5 million. The position is tasked with generating new account revenue, with a minimum target of $2 million in the first year and $6 million annually thereafter, or as agreed with the Division President and VP Sales. Performance is measured using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that emphasize opening high-potential new accounts, sales dollars, and gross profit dollars.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 3 years sales experience
  • Minimum 3 years of experience opening accounts greater than $0.5m, preferably in foodservice industry
  • Exceptional sales and interpersonal skills
  • Proven ability to warm, convert, and close high-potential new street accounts
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to successfully build relationships internally and externally, leveraging relations to achieve business goals
  • Able to present in front of large groups of people utilizing creative presentation skills
  • Highly motivated, results-driven and able to work autonomously
  • Detail-oriented, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Bilingual Spanish

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Sourcing and developing profitable new business that can be transitioned to a Territory Manager
  • Pursuing highest potential Sales Leads for conversion into a US Foods customer in order to achieve annual sales and profit operating plans
  • Providing strategic support to Territory Managers by capturing and penetrating high potential growth opportunities and developing market share
  • Developing a sound business plan to capture and penetrate market share within the division’s footprint, focusing on Division customers with sales potential > $0.5m annually
  • Producing new account revenue in line with current organization and individual targets and quotas (minimum of $2 million in first year, $6 million annually in following years), or annual target agreed with Division President and VP Sales
  • Utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), focus on (1) opening highest potential new accounts, (2) sales dollars, and (3) gross profit dollars of all new accounts
  • Sourcing, pursuing, securing and developing highest potential new business that can be transitioned to a Territory Manager (TM) in order to achieve annual sales and profit operating plans
  • Maintaining a pipeline of new, emerging high potential clients
  • Researching potential customer requirements, menu design, business size, current suppliers, etc.
  • Analyzing current trends within the market and remaining informed of market conditions, product innovations, competitors' products, prices, and sales
  • Sharing information with customers, along with new menu ideas and products, as part of value-added services provided
  • Working with Category and Segment Specialists to create order-guide/pricing for prospective accounts
  • Developing and presenting compelling offering to prospective accounts
  • Completing new customer credit application forms
  • Working with Customer Solutions Coordinator, Sales Coordinator and TM to ensure an effective on-boarding process as well as to facilitate a smooth handover of the new account to the TM and Sales Coordinator, including any AR responsibility while in development
  • Maintaining full understanding of company IT tools to identify high potential opportunities and update progress
  • Utilizing Company-approved data base for lead generation
  • Communicating with District Sales Managers on field intelligence and observations
  • Selective involvement in the SOS process, only for accounts recently opened by NBM where they are at-risk of churn
  • Visiting customers, understanding concerns and changing offerings, pricing as required
  • Maintaining contact with new accounts as required
  • Conducting Customer Business Review (CBRs) with critical customers upon request
  • Maintaining ongoing relationships with key decision makers
  • Leveraging industry contacts to "follow" decision makers as they move
  • Attending sales meetings, food shows, and vendor, marketing and industry events to network with prospective accounts
  • Sharing skills and experience with TMs in at 1 – 2 sales meetings/year i.e. how to on-board, do account research, penetration, warming and closing techniques
  • Other duties assigned by manager

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Pre-tax spending accounts
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Life insurance

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Senior

Education Level

High school or GED

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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