Selling - Center of the Plate Specialist at Cambridge Packing, LLC. in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Job Description:

At The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., we hire exceptional people who love what they do. We believe in building relationships, in solving problems and in delivering outstanding service throughout all levels of our business.
 

As a key member of our rapidly growing organization, The Center of the Plate Specialist ultimately acts as the face of our company by delivering outstanding customer service and building strong relationships. He or she will be responsible for selling products for distributor to restaurants and caterers, hotels and retail, establishments or individuals at place of business by performing the following duties.

Job Responsibilities

• Adapt the process of cultivating and producing sales revenue through the development and growth of new sales and by increasing sales with existing accounts.


• Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.


• Travel throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers or by phone.


• Display or demonstrate product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salable features.


• Quote prices and credit terms and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained.


• Estimate date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.


• Prepare reports of business transactions and keep expense accounts.


• Work with inside sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.


• Track stock levels.


• Enter new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database.


• Develop and maintain relationships with purchasing contacts.


• Investigate and resolve customer problems with deliveries.


• Close sales by building rapport with potential account; explaining product and service capabilities; overcoming objections; preparing contracts.


• Expand sales in existing accounts by introducing new products and services

Qualified applicants should possess:

• One to two years of related experience in restaurant, food sales, or professional catering


• High energy and enthusiastic


• Candidates must live in the Boston, MA area.


• Ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects and initiatives


• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills


• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects


• Self-starter. Must ask questions and learn new skills quickly on the job


• Driven, team player that is motivated to take responsibility and ensure successful outcomes across activates


• Ability to work under tight deadlines with short turnarounds in a fast-paced working environment


• College Degree desired but not required


• Past experience working as a Chef highly desired


• High Energy and enthusiastic

Education/Experience:

Degree in Culinary Arts or related field.  A minimum of 2 years of experience in sales function. A minimum of 2 years of experience in food distribution.  Experience working in a fast-paced environment. 

Language Ability:

Bilingual in English/Spanish a +.  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret sales data and trends.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers or members of the business community. 

Math Ability:

Basic math skills with addition, subtraction and multiplication. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have advance level of expertise with Microsoft Word and Excel.  Knowledge of, JDE, & other sales programs.  Must be able to operate common office machines.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.  #IND1