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.

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What You’ll Do

This is an outside sales role focused on building relationships with new and existing accounts, helping customers succeed, and achieving territory sales and profit targets on behalf of the confidential client.

• Develop new business and penetrate existing accounts to drive profitable sales growth within an assigned territory.
• Qualify and prioritize prospects using account stratification goals.
• Learn customer needs and recommend product/service mixes that deliver value.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and product innovations; share insights with customers.
• Provide product information and on-site training to customer staff.
• Manage order issues (out of stock, special orders, inventory) and coordinate with routing/transportation as needed.
• Collect accounts receivable when required, working with the credit team to resolve issues.
• Participate in promotions, customer events, sales meetings, and ongoing training.
• Support administrative tasks: prepare sales quotes, maintain records, analyze sales/gross margin reports, and file necessary paperwork.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts, or related field OR HSD/GED plus 3 years of restaurant management, B2B/outside sales experience, or equivalent experience (including completion of a relevant sales internship).

Preferred

• Bilingual candidates encouraged.
• Restaurant management, foodservice outside sales, or chef experience preferred.

Certificates / Licenses

• Valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets the confidential client’s insurability standards.
• Current automobile insurance meeting liability limits required by the confidential client:
  • Bodily injury — $100,000 each person / $300,000 each accident
  • Property damage — $100,000

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Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated base salary: $56,133 per year (estimated).
• Bonus and promotional incentive opportunities.
• Car allowance or mileage reimbursement where applicable; company phone provided.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 401(k) with automatic matching.
• Sales rewards, recognition programs, and structured sales training.
• Career pathing for both entry-level and experienced sellers.

(Note: Salary shown is an estimate from the source posting. Final compensation details are set by the hiring client.)

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Requirements & Conditions

• Must pass employment testing.
• Must sign the confidential client’s protective covenants agreement.
• Reside in or be willing to relocate to the geographical vicinity of the assigned territory.
• Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours (evenings, weekends, holidays) as needed.
• Drive personal vehicle to customer accounts and meetings.

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Skills & Competencies

• Strong selling and persuasive communication skills.
• Ability to build trust and customer loyalty.
• Follow-up and time/territory management skills.
• Adaptability and teamwork.
• Basic PC skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English; bilingual skills are a plus.

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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.

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