Sales Associate - Capital Seaboard

Sales Associate

As a Sales Associate at The Chef's Warehouse, you ultimately act as the face of our company by delivering outstanding customer service and building and maintaining strong relationships. You will be responsible for selling our fine products to restaurants, caterers, hotels, and retail establishments by performing the following duties:

1. Growing Revenue: Generate sales through the development of new business opportunities and by expanding relationships with existing accounts
2. Building Customer Portfolio: Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sale leads that are based on information from networking, newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, websites, and other sources
3. Staying On The Move: Travel throughout your assigned territory and call on existing and prospective customers to secure orders
4. Showcasing Our Value: Present our products using samples or catalogs that highlight key features and benefits that fit customer needs
5. Sealing The Deal: Quote prices and credit terms to prepare contracts for orders obtained
6. Maintaining Timelines: Provide estimated date of delivery to customers that is based on knowledge of our production and delivery schedules as well as collect payments from customers in a timely manner
7. Staying Organized: Maintain detailed records of business transactions, update expense reports, keep internal systems current with customer and sales data, and manage account receivables
8. Connecting & Teaming Up: Collaborate with inside sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date
9. Managing Inventory Awareness: Track stock levels to align product availability with customer demand
10. Building Lasting Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with purchasing contracts that are rooted in trust and built for long-term collaboration

Our Values:

• Curious and Creative: Are you ready to challenge the status quo?
• Hunger For Food and Results: Are you passionate about food and driven to deliver results?
• Entrepreneurial: Are you success-oriented and adaptable to ever-changing needs?
• Forward Thinking and Flexible: Are you innovative and able to stay ahead of the competition?
• Supportive Of Peers and Chefs: Are you eager to collaborate with and support your colleagues?

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.