Sales Consultant - Spanish Speaking Preferred
The Sales Consultant role at Confidential Client involves outside sales responsibilities focused on promoting products and services to new and existing accounts within an assigned territory. The position requires building strong customer relationships, achieving sales and profit goals, and providing product knowledge and training to customers. This role offers career development opportunities, specialized sales training, and requires some non-traditional working hours to meet customer needs.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
This is an outside sales role focused on building and maintaining foodservice accounts in an assigned territory. You will help customers succeed while meeting sales and profit goals set by the confidential client.
- Develop new business, penetrate existing accounts, and minimize lost business to achieve profitable sales growth within your territory
- Qualify prospects and manage an account pipeline consistent with company account stratification
- Research customer needs and recommend product/service mixes to meet those needs
- Evaluate market trends and suggest products based on customer goals
- Keep customers informed about product innovations, competitive activity, pricing and promotions
- Answer product, price and availability questions and provide product training to customer staff
- Drive a personal vehicle to customer accounts, trade shows and company meetings
- Work with credit/AR teams to collect balances as needed
- Coordinate with transportation to manage deliveries and troubleshoot order issues
- Participate in promotions, customer events and sales/district meetings
- Complete sales reporting, prepare quotes, assist with special orders and maintain sales records
- Support ongoing training and assist with training new employees when requested
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts or related discipline OR HSD/GED plus 3 years of restaurant management, B2B or outside sales experience (or equivalent relatable experience, including completion of a sales internship)
- Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record that meets company insurability standards
- Current automobile insurance meeting the limits noted below
- Ability to read, write and speak English
- Basic PC skills and proficiency with MS Office
- Willing to reside in or relocate to the geographical vicinity of the assigned territory
- Able to pass employment testing and sign required protective covenants
Preferred
- Bilingual (Spanish preferred)
- Restaurant management, foodservice outside sales or chef experience
Certificates / Insurance requirements (applicable)
- Automobile insurance limits required: Bodily injury — $100,000 each person / $300,000 each accident; Property damage — $100,000
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated base: $51,732 per year (estimated)
- Competitive base salary + bonus and promotional incentives
- Car allowance (mileage reimbursement for candidates in California) and company-provided cell phone
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 401(k) with automatic matching
- Specialized sales training, career pathing and recognition programs
- Robust benefits package including health and other typical employer-provided benefits
Location & Travel
- Location: Oxnard, CA (territory-based outside sales). Regular travel within the assigned territory is required. Some nights/weekends may be needed to meet customer requirements.
Skills & Competencies
- Building trust and customer loyalty
- Sales ability and persuasiveness
- Follow-up and account management
- Managing work and adaptability
- Strong communication and organizational skills
Notes
- This posting represents a confidential client opportunity in the Sales industry. Confidential Client will make final hiring decisions.
- Careertakes supports the hiring process as a third-party recruiter and may present additional matched roles to applicants.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.
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