Mgr, District Sales Houston (Beaumont)

Job Description

The position will perform the following duties:

• Manages a staff of Sales Representatives to maximize sales and gross profit
• Leads, trains, educates, develops and meets standard of performance.
• Possesses extensive product knowledge.
• Generates product sales to new and existing customer base through marketing and skills set.
• Interfaces with all levels of the company, customers and their company management or owners, brokers and manufacturer representatives.
• Tracks sales progress, obtains sales/production goals, and determines pricing/marketing strategies at appropriate profit margin levels.
• Effectively manages personnel and related disciplinary issues.
• Mentors and leads others in the performance of their duties in accordance with applicable laws and within company policy and procedures.
• Develops interpersonal relationships which encourage openness, candor and trust, both internally and externally.
• Must live in selling district

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

2 + years of foodservice sales management and or restaurant management operations experience

• Clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
• Basic computer skills including MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
• Must live within selling territory - Southwest Houston

Preferred Qualifications

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

3 -5 years Managing a foodservice sales team or related managerial 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