Outside Sales Representative

Gordon Food Service • Columbus, OH

16h • Onsite

About The Position

For over 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered excellence, expertise, and quality products to help customers design successful food operations and experiences. As the largest family-operated broadline food distribution company in North America, Gordon Food Service is passionately committed to its customers. As an Outside Food Sales Representative, you will cultivate relationships, develop new business, and provide innovative solutions to customers, helping them achieve their goals. This position is based in Columbus, OH. The role involves overall sales and relationship management for existing and prospective customers within an assigned territory, including pursuing new customers, deepening existing customer relationships, and sales territory management. Gordon Food Service supports career growth and financial objectives through servant leadership and cutting-edge tools and training.

Requirements

• A high school diploma/GED is required
• 1 year of prior sales, business, or food service experience
• Maintaining a valid, unrestricted state driver's license and a safe driving record
• If applicable, must participate in the company vehicle reimbursement program and maintain required insurance levels
• Ability to obtain your food safety certification

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree and/or culinary certificate preferred

Responsibilities

• Researching industry and market trends impacting restaurants 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 on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis
• Conducting business reviews to determine existing customers needs and areas of opportunity for growing sales
• Providing ongoing training to customers on Gordon Food Service product offerings
• Identifying opportunities within existing customers businesses where Gordon Food Service can add value through product and service offerings
• Balancing new customers acquisition and deepening and strengthening existing customer relationships
• Coordinating visits to prospective customers and existing customers
• Communicating order status and order processing updates to customers

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees