Non Commercial Sales Rep- Greenville, SC

About the position

For over 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products our customers need to design successful culinary operations and experiences. 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. As a Non-Commercial Sales Representative, you will cultivate relationships, develop new business, and provide innovative solutions to our customers, helping them to achieve their goals and, in return, yours! This position will reside in: Greenville, SC.

Responsibilities

• Researching industry and market trends impacting customers within your territory
• Identifying and researching prospective customers within your territory
• Developing sales strategies that highlight products, services, values, and solutions offered by Gordon Food Service and presenting the sales strategy to prospective customers
• Visiting all customers within the assigned territory
• Conducting business reviews to determine existing customers' needs and areas of opportunity for growing sales
• Providing training and consultative services to all customers within the territory to access current and future needs of customers and aligning those to GFS products and service offerings
• Identifying opportunities within existing customer businesses where Gordon Food Service can add value through product and service offerings
• Balancing new customer acquisition and deepening and strengthening existing customer relationships
• Coordinating visits to prospective customers and existing customers

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED is required
• Bachelor's degree and/or culinary certificate preferred
• Registered Dietician accreditation 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

Benefits

• A generous 401(k) matching program and profit-sharing that is above industry standards
• Financial rewards for performance compensation structure which includes salary and bonuses
• Low-cost benefit options for you and your family's health and future
• An Automobile expense reimbursement plan
• Cell phone reimbursement plan