Sales Account Consultant (Base Salary + Commission)

Core-Mark International • Elizabeth City, NC

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About The Position

Do you enjoy sales and the potential for unlimited commission? OLM Food Solutions is offering a sales role with growth opportunities, customer relationship building, and plenty of travel. If you thrive on new challenges every day, we'd love to hear from you. At OLM Food Solutions we strive to hire talented people who can think outside of the box, lead and create. Our culture is not typical or ordinary, and we aim to keep it that way. At OLM Food Solutions , we believe in providing a rich working environment, one filled with challenge that pushes us to innovate in ways that captures the imagination. Our culture is about fun, meaningful work, and a true sense of community. We Deliver the Goods : Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more. Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system. Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect. OLM Food Solutions is taking applications for a Sales Account Consultant to join our team. This is a full time, salaried position requiring travel75% including overnights & air travel. The Sales Account Consultant will f oster strong, long lasting, working relationships with franchisees and licensees to understand their needs, provide guidance on food sales strategies, and implement initiatives to drive food sales and enhance customer success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four year college or university; or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three five years field related operations experience in food industry desired
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) is a must.
• Ability to read and comprehend documents, simple instructions and product labels.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to calculate figures and amounts along with performing basic math functions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify opportunities.
• Accountability and Reliability.
• Our employees must work reliably under pressure to keep on task and meet deadlines.
• Passionate, Energetic, and Enthusiastic.
• Our employees possess a high energy level, focusing on execution with measurable results.
• We exhibit a 'can-do attitude' to maintain enthusiasm and provide encouragement by our demeanor.
• Strong Work Ethic.
• Our employees are fully committed and willing to do whatever it takes to drive the team and company brand into the future.
• Work/life balance is encouraged at OLM Food Solutions with the expectation that team members give 100% effort on the job.
• OLM Food Solutions are a fast-paced environment, and it is critical that our employees are driven to succeed.
• Customer Focused.
• Our employees keep the customer as their focus while executing the daily responsibilities of their job.
• Supportive.
• Our employees possess emotional intelligence and common sense to support team members and appreciate the value of our culture, company, and brand.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch and use hands to grip regularly.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Maintain a professional appearance and grooming standards as outlined.
• Extreme attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be flexible to workdays, nights, or weekends if necessary.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision yet be flexible and have ability to work in a team environment.
• Must adhere to all safety rules, policies, and regulations in relationship to OSHA and OLM Food Solutions standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience & knowledge in MS Office products (Excel, Word, MS Outlook, PowerPoint) along with Databases, ACT or other Database Software preferred.
• Knowledge of web based presentation tools preferred.
• Franchise operations background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitability of licensee/franchisee by increasing same store food sales.
• Canvas for new customers to expand and grow territory.
• Cultivate a favorable business relationship with the licensee/franchisee and store personnel by providing ongoing support and guidance to maximize food product sales.
• Conduct sales presentations or demonstrations to showcase food products and/or technology products and persuade prospects or current customers to make a purchase.
• Analyze and leverage the information available from the technology products provided by OLM to grow sales and improve financial performance.
• Prevent account attrition (store closings).
• Inform, implement, and guide OLM Food Solutions programs, new product introductions.
• Maintain knowledge of the franchise/license contract and manage its opportunities by understanding, interpreting, upholding, and enforcing compliance by all Licensees/Franchisees to OLM Food Solutions standards, specifications, and contractual requirements.
• Conduct training sessions for franchisees/licensees and their staff on product knowledge, sales techniques, customer service, proper operating procedures, food safety, and OLM Food Solutions standards.
• Keep franchisees/licensees informed about new products, promotions, and marketing campaigns.
• Analyze sales data and market trends to identify, plan and implement sales strategies to achieve sales and growth targets.
• Maintain and provide timely and accurate sales performance reports to the Director of Operations and other OLM Food Solutions Management.
• Attends meetings of instruction on OLM Food Solutions new products, procedures, and periodic goals.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more.
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system.
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees