Sales Representative - Spanish Speaking
The Sales Representative role at Confidential Client involves outside sales focused on promoting products and building strong customer relationships within the San Francisco Peninsula territory. The position requires developing new business, managing existing accounts, and achieving sales and profit goals while providing excellent customer service and product knowledge. This role offers career growth opportunities, specialized sales training, and requires some non-traditional working hours to meet customer needs.
About Careertakes
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Why Join This Team
Confidential Client is hiring an experienced, Spanish-speaking outside Sales Representative to cover the San Francisco Peninsula territory (Millbrae, CA). This role is ideal for restaurant managers, culinary managers, chefs, or sales professionals who want to grow in foodservice sales and build long-term customer relationships.
- Competitive base pay plus bonus and promotional incentives
- Car allowance (mileage reimbursement for California candidates) and company cell phone provided
- Career pathing and specialized sales training
- Team- and individual-based selling opportunities and recognition programs
- Robust benefits including Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 401(k) with automatic matching
What You’ll Do
This is an outside sales role focused on helping customers succeed while meeting sales and profit goals for the assigned territory.
- Develop new business and grow existing accounts to achieve profitable sales targets
- Qualify prospects and pursue opportunities per account stratification goals
- Research customer needs and recommend product/service mixes that meet those needs
- Monitor market and competitor activity and advise customers on product solutions
- Provide product information and on-site training to customer staff
- Drive to customer accounts, conventions, and company meetings as required
- Manage order/delivery issues, special orders and inventory challenges with internal teams
- Communicate with credit as needed to manage accounts receivable and collections
- Prepare sales quotes, menu suggestions, budgets, and reports; maintain accurate sales records
- Participate in promotions, customer events, sales meetings and ongoing training
- Assist in onboarding and training new team members
- Perform other duties as assigned
Location & Territory
- Territory: San Francisco Peninsula area (Millbrae, CA and surrounding accounts)
- Requirement: Must live no further than one hour (with traffic) from the assigned territory or be willing/able to relocate at your own expense
- Frequent driving required; reliable personal vehicle required
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated pay: $63,229 per year (estimated)
- Bonus and promotional incentives
- Car allowance or mileage reimbursement (CA candidates)
- Company cell phone
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- 401(k) with automatic matching Note: Pay estimate is provided from the source posting for transparency. Specific compensation may vary based on experience, location, and other lawful factors.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Culinary Arts or related field OR
- High school diploma/GED plus 3 years' experience in restaurant management, B2B or outside sales (or equivalent experience, including completion of a sales internship)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual (Spanish speaking) strongly preferred
- Background in restaurant management, foodservice outside sales, or chef experience
Certificates, Licenses & Requirements
- Valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record
- Current automobile insurance meeting these minimum limits: bodily injury $100,000 each person / $300,000 each accident; property damage $100,000
- Ability to pass employment testing
- Must sign Confidential Client’s protective covenants agreement
- Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the geographic vicinity of the territory
- Authorization to work in the United States is required
Professional Skills
- Proficiency with basic PC applications and MS Office
- Strong verbal and written communication in English; Spanish language skills a strong plus
- Ability to manage administrative tasks, analyze sales data, and prepare reports
Core Competencies
- Building trust and customer loyalty
- Sales ability and persuasiveness
- Strong follow-up and organizational skills
- Adaptability and time management
- Effective communication and teamwork
Work Schedule & Other Notes
- Outside sales hours; may require non-traditional hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet customer needs
- This position requires regular travel within the assigned territory
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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