Sales Associate - Military Veterans

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ( http://www.chefswarehouse.com ) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world's finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs' Warehouse is to provide the world's greatest ingredients to the world's best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary: As a key member of our rapidly growing organization, our Sales Associate ultimately acts as the face of our company by delivering outstanding customer service and building strong relationships. You will be responsible for selling our fine products to restaurants and caterers, hotels and retail establishments by performing the following duties :

What you'll do:

• Produce 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 networking, newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.
• Travel throughout assigned territory and/or call on regular and prospective customers to secure orders.
• Display or demonstrate product using samples or catalog, and emphasize saleable 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 updated 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.

About you:

• One to two years of relevant experience in sales is highly desired
• Previous sales experience in restaurant, food sales, or professional catering, and/or working as a Chef is preferred
• High energy, positive and enthusiastic attitude, a strong team player profile
• Foster a positive and innovative atmosphere which encourages people to commit to the task in hand and go beyond the call of duty in order to achieve key objectives
• Driven and motivated to take responsibility and ensure successful outcomes across activities despite obstacles
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple concurrent projects and initiatives
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, developing a culture of participation and involvement
• Gather facts and figures, monitor self and others and achieve goals in a timely and factual manner
• Self-starter, must ask questions and learn new skills quickly on the job
• Bring a sense of urgency and work under tight deadlines with short turnarounds in a fast-paced working environment
• College Degree desired but not required
• Candidates must live in the assigned geographic sales area

Resumen del puesto: Como miembro clave de nuestra organizacin en rápido crecimiento, nuestro asociado de ventas actúa en última instancia como la cara de nuestra empresa al brindar un servicio al cliente excepcional y construir relaciones slidas. Será responsable de vender nuestros excelentes productos a restaurantes y empresas de catering, hoteles y establecimientos minoristas realizando las siguientes tareas:

Qué hará:

• Generar ingresos por ventas mediante el desarrollo y crecimiento de nuevas ventas y mediante el aumento de las ventas con las cuentas existentes.
• Recopilar listas de clientes potenciales para usar como oportunidades de ventas, en funcin de la informacin de redes, peridicos, directorios comerciales, anuncios de la industria, ferias comerciales, sitios web de Internet y otras fuentes.
• Viaja por todo el territorio asignado y/o visita a clientes habituales y potenciales para asegurar pedidos.
• Exhibir o demostrar el producto utilizando muestras o catálogos y enfatizar las características vendibles.
• Cotizar precios y condiciones de crédito y preparar contratos de venta para los pedidos obtenidos.
• Calcular la fecha de entrega al cliente, en funcin del conocimiento de los cronogramas de produccin y entrega de la propia empresa.
• Preparar informes de transacciones comerciales y mantener actualizadas las cuentas de gastos.
• Trabajar con representantes de ventas internos para mantener actualizadas las actividades de la cuenta y la literatura.
• Realizar un seguimiento de los niveles de existencias.
• Ingresar datos de nuevos clientes y otros datos de ventas de clientes actuales en una base de datos informática.
• Desarrollar y mantener relaciones con los contactos de compras.

Acerca de usted:

• Se desea altamente tener de uno a dos años de experiencia relevante en ventas
• Se prefiere experiencia previa en ventas en restaurantes, ventas de alimentos o catering profesional y/o trabajando como chef
• Actitud entusiasta, positiva y llena de energía, un perfil fuerte de trabajo en equipo
• Fomentar un ambiente positivo e innovador que aliente a las personas a comprometerse con la tarea en cuestin e ir más allá del llamado del deber para lograr objetivos clave
• Impulsado y motivado para asumir la responsabilidad y garantizar resultados exitosos en todas las actividades a pesar de los obstáculos
• Excelentes habilidades organizativas con la capacidad de manejar y priorizar múltiples proyectos e iniciativas concurrentes
• Excelentes habilidades de comunicacin verbal y escrita, desarrollo de una cultura de participacin e involucramiento
• Recopilar datos y cifras, monitorearse a sí mismo y a los demás y lograr objetivos de manera oportuna y objetiva
• Iniciativa propia, debe hacer preguntas y aprender nuevas habilidades rápidamente en el trabajo
• Aportar un sentido de urgencia y trabajar con plazos ajustados con tiempos de respuesta cortos en un entorno de trabajo de ritmo rápido
• Se desea título universitario pero no es un requisito
• Los candidatos deben vivir en el área geográfica de ventas asignada

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on 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, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. 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. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.