Regional Sales Assistant (RSA)

Acxion

97d

About The Position

The Regional Sales Assistant supports the Market Director and the Food Service Distributor Business Managers (DBMs) in assigned regions.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Attention to detail/accuracy and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Be able to prioritize and plan work schedules.
• Maintain high level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Strong customer service skills.
• College degree or equivalent experience in foodservice.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop and Genweb desired.
• Normal office conditions.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Sporadic travel and driving to food shows required as needed. Up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and coordinate for food shows by sending out invitations, completing paperwork, collecting allowances, entering them on the website, ordering POS, samples, electricity, tables, and/or carpet.
• Order marketing materials, stocking lists, and product tags; enter details of non-segmented food shows into CRM as a Sales Accelerant.
• In conjunction with the DBM, prepare and maintain Product Guides/Stocking Lists for each distributor. Monitor and approve all changes.
• Prepare new item forms by working with the Customer Service Department and Corporate Client Coordinators (C3s) to obtain setup and nutritional information for New Item distribution.
• Complete all forms and send them back to the salesperson or distributor contact.
• Maintain Market/Region Share point website materials including but not limited to: Market Client Lists (MCLs) - download monthly MCLs from the Marketing site and distribute them to the sales team.
• Education MCLs are published and downloaded Quarterly.
• Keep Work With/Sales Meetings/Vacation Calendars up to date.
• Keep Market At-A-Glance up to date.
• Book hotels and flights for market meetings, sales calls, interviews, and food shows as needed.
• Reconcile monthly Visa statements in Concur for expenses incurred. Any billable expense must be invoiced before monthly reconciliation.
• Process any sample invoices billed to Acxion; this includes having the invoice paid by Acxion and rebilled in the GenWeb System.
• Input billable expenses into GenWeb, creating invoices payable to Acxion.
• Prepare and coordinate marketing programs as needed by sending out initial requests, filling out paperwork, and scheduling and keeping track of meetings.
• Coordinate distributor flyers and promotions, create and distribute information, send emails requesting participation, and organize allowance paperwork.
• Provide administrative support for individual distributor reviews. Prepare for Reviews by requesting information from corporate client coordinators, business distributor managers, and CRM; compile all information into an excel worksheet or business review PowerPoint.
• Organize all for-profit bids by reading over bids requests and identifying what lines we represent.
• Assist sales and warehouse personnel with sample requests by ordering samples for shows and everyday work activities.
• Help maintain freezer and warehouse, maintain POS files, prepare all mailing and FedEx.
• Assist when needed with presentations for all new Clients.
• Create and prepare sales and order reports for Market Directors.
• Maintain all Market email groups in the corporate Outlook address book.
• Respond to Call Center Requests in the requested timeframe.
• Perform additional duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees