Area Manager - Houston

Job Description

The Area Manager position will perform the following duties:

• Manages a geographical sales territory ensuring that independent and regional account business is developed and budgeted sales and profit objectives are achieved.

• Regularly calls on existing and potential customers.

• Develops and executes business plans.

• Effectively manages time and resources to attain results.

• Builds business through support of company branded product.

• Manages pricing and monitors credit term compliance.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

• 1-2 years of foodservice sales and or restaurant operations experience

• Clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)

• Basic computer skills including MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Candidate must live in the sales territory

Preferred Qualifications

Post high school education, i.e. culinary training, AS/BS degree in business management, culinary arts or related field

• 2+ years foodservice sales or related work experience - -2+ years Foodservice distribution industry

• Sales systems experience i.e. online order entry, sales metrics dashboard, web-based customer tools/systems Culinary, procurement, vendor/supplier and/or beverage sales related experience in foodservice industry

• Bi-Lingual (Spanish) is highly preferred