Supports order and delivery interaction between education segment customers and Gordon Food Service (GFS), seeking growth opportunities in existing customers and bringing new customers to GFS
Job Summary
Supports order and delivery interaction between education segment customers and Gordon Food Service (GFS), seeking growth opportunities in existing customers and bringing new customers to GFS.
Provides business-consulting services to strengthen customer relationships and grow profitable sales, managing customer business relationships to include accounts receivable, credits, lost business, growth, deployment of GFS resources, and average order size/profitability.
Remains current on federal regulations relating to child nutrition and supports division USDA commodity processes and manages entitlement.
Matching Summary
Supports order and delivery interaction between education segment customers and Gordon Food Service (GFS), seeking growth opportunities in existing customers and bringing new customers to GFS.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Manage customer business relationships
Promote and use e-commerce technology
Travel through large geographic territory
Negotiate customer agreements
Deliver consultative services
Manage accounts receivable
Identify competition and purchasing patterns
Nice-to-have
Express and service the GFS story
Builds strategic alliances
Share ideas openly
Contributes towards healthy team environment
Collaborates with brokers
Key Requirements
3 to 5 years of experience in sales or food business
1 to 3 years of experience in education industry preferred