Outside Food Sales - Bilingual

Gordon Food Service • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Gordon Food Service is hiring an Outside Food Sales Representative to manage sales and customer relationships across an assigned territory in Northwest Houston, Texas. The representative will pursue new customers, strengthen relationships with existing customers, and manage territory activity while offering products, services, and solutions that help customers meet their business goals.

The role includes researching market and industry trends, identifying prospective customers, developing and presenting sales strategies, and visiting existing customers weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. Representatives conduct business reviews, provide ongoing product training, identify opportunities to add value to customers’ businesses, coordinate customer visits, and communicate order status and processing updates.

Gordon Food Service provides a 90-day onboarding and sales training program that includes e-learning, classroom sessions, video roleplays, job shadowing, and mentorship from peer sales representatives. Training covers company systems and tools, products, the sales process, internal resources, customer relationship development, and territory management. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, at least one year of prior sales, business, or food service experience, a valid state driver’s license and safe driving record, and the ability to obtain food safety certification. A bachelor’s degree and/or culinary certificate is preferred.

The company offers a salary, commission, and bonus compensation structure, a 401(k) matching program, low-cost benefit options, and automobile expense and cell phone reimbursement. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer. All locations are tobacco-free, and the company conducts pre-employment drug tests.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year of prior sales, business, or food service experience.
• Valid state driver’s license and a safe driving record.
• Ability to obtain food safety certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree and/or culinary certificate.
• Veteran or active military status is encouraged, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Research industry and market trends affecting restaurants in the assigned territory.
• Identify and research prospective customers within the territory.
• Develop sales strategies highlighting Gordon Food Service products, services, values, and solutions, and present them to prospective customers.
• Visit customers in the assigned territory weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
• Conduct business reviews to determine customer needs and opportunities to grow sales.
• Provide ongoing training to customers on Gordon Food Service product offerings.
• Identify opportunities to add value to existing customers’ businesses through product and service offerings.
• Balance new-customer acquisition with strengthening relationships with existing customers.
• Coordinate visits to prospective and existing customers.
• Communicate order status and order-processing updates to customers.
• Manage customer relationships and sales activity within the assigned territory.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching program described as above industry standards.
• Performance-based compensation that includes salary, commission, and bonuses.
• Low-cost benefit options for employees and their families.
• Automobile expense reimbursement plan.
• Cell phone reimbursement plan.
• 90-day onboarding and sales training, including e-learning, classroom sessions, video roleplays, job shadowing, and peer mentorship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED