Company Description

Performance Foodservice, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants and other experts builds close relationships with each customer, providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection and operational strategies. The Performance Foodservice team delivers delicious food, but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

Job Description

This Sales Specialist is responsible for the growth and margin increase in the paper and disposables, cups and lids and Non-Foods item classes for our company. Overall responsible for growing sales /increasing gross profit margins in the above item classes. To achieve that the role would include:

• Educating our Area Managers (Sales), Customer Service and Sales Management in the field about all of these products and their use in various customers, based on their needs.
• Evaluating inventory for this category of items to ensure that our location has the proper mix of products for customer's needs and ease of selling for the sales staff.
• Communicating to and with our suppliers and assist in implementing programs for the mutual benefit of both PFG segment and supplier.

Functions as a team member within the Sales support department, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Works closely with the Non-Foods Category Manager(s) and others in our Procurement team, within the parameters of the Corporate administered purchasing programs, including earned income programs.

• Minimizing the cost of goods with manufacturers and suppliers through assisting in negotiations.
• Provide Merchandising support to sales by assisting in preparing bids, providing product training and information, and recommending pricing strategies and planning promotions.
• Design training aids to assist in the education of our Area Managers, Customer Service Representatives and Category Managers.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience

1 - 3 years of sales experience in non-foods, (disposables and smallwares), and / or purchasing in the foodservice industry.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Sales / marketing, business or related area

1- 3 years of experience in non-foods, (disposables and smallwares), sales and / or purchasing in the foodservice industry.

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.