Sales Assistant

We are looking for a professional and customer service-oriented Sales Assistant who is responsible for maintaining good customer relationships and promoting our products.

The ideal candidate must be able to improve customer satisfaction and meet monthly sales goals. In addition to being an excellent communicator, you should also demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Promoting and selling food items, ingredients to business, restaurants, caterers, event planners, etc.
• Manage and develop new customers, while maintaining existing sales within assigned customers and a given sales territory.
• Maintain current knowledge of product and system status within divisions and distribution centers to assist CDSs and customers
• Develop a daily/weekly call list and maintain information accuracy monthly.
• Review daily sales reports.
• Review monthly the best monitoring sales report with management to determine if goals and objectives are being met.
• Coordinate sales with the food service department to ensure demand is met.
• Communicate trends/pricing issues and other unique issues as it relates to sales.
• Work closely with local suppliers/manufacturers on developing new business and promoting manufacturers’ product lines.
• Develop new markets and accounts by utilizing the current relationships and building new relationships in the food service channel.
• Participate in marketing events such as seminars, trade shows, and telemarketing events.
• Coordinate shipping schedules and delivery of merchandise and services.
• Analyze territory and monitor performance results, daily call reports and weekly work plans.
• Provide industry expertise to customers in terms of sanitation, safety, quality and operations
• Contributing to the attainment of sales targets/strategies and market penetration in line with regional growth