Account Executive

Sysco Corporation

$72K — $109K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, or Culinary Arts preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in foodservice sales or B2B, restaurant management, or culinary roles.
  • Valid driver’s license meeting company insurability standards.
  • Strong understanding of marketing principles, product lines, and credit terms.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day customer contact for inquiries and satisfaction.
  • Identify customer desires and market trends to increase sales.
  • Maintain customer order guides and respond to alerts via the FreshPoint CMU team.
  • Utilize CRM tools for tracking customer data and opportunities.
  • Provide ongoing training on tools such as Sysco360 and Tableau.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • 401(k) plan with a company match.
  • Paid time off for vacation and personal days.
  • Employee discounts and meal benefits.
  • Professional development opportunities through training.
Full Job Description

Company:

US1225 FreshPoint Connecticut, LLC

Sales Territory:

None

Zip Code:

06114

Travel Percentage:  

Up to 25%

Compensation Range:

$72,700.00 - $109,100.00

The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws.  Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors.  

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

Position Purpose:

This position is responsible for promoting the company’s products and services and for building relationships with new and manage existing accounts. The focus is to help FreshPoint customers succeed while achieving sales and profit goals established by the company

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Account Management: Day to Day contact for Customer: Customer & Order Inquiries, Manage Customers to MDA Compliance & Ensure Customer Satisfaction; Build out customer call plan and execute against company expectations
  • Increase Share of Wallet with Existing Customers via: Face-time with Customer to identify customer desires/goals,  evaluate market trends and recommend products to customers; work with specialists/brokers for product ideation; share information and knowledge with customers as part of value-added service; answer customer’s questions about products, prices, availability and product uses; provide product information and practical training to customer personnel
  • Manage activities initiated by FreshPoint CMU HOME team including maintaining customer order guides, LTOs, Red Alerts, etc.
  • Sysco 360: utilize the CRM tool for account management, opportunity tracking, task management, logging and maintaining key customer data: contact information, prospective customer, wins, promotions, future business reviews, etc. 
  • Ongoing Training: Sysco360, Tableau Reporting, Penetration Tools, etc.

Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets company insurability standards. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Hospitality or Culinary Arts preferred

Experience:

  • Preferred 3+ years prior foodservice sales, B2B experience, restaurant management or culinary background

Skills:

  • Knowledge of marketing principles, product lines, ordering procedures and credit terms
  • Ability to manage end to end initiatives through challenging deadlines
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to service multiple customers simultaneously; Able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite of applications (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)
  • Stay current on existing and new FreshPoint technologies (i.e. GoFreshPoint, e-Commerce capabilities, Tableau, 360, etc.) to ensure customers have the latest information.
  • Ability to sell, ability to multi task, familiarity with customer service activities and interdepartmental and cross-departmental communications, effectively present information, problem solver
  • Preferred: Demonstrated experience with and working knowledge of FreshPoint customers and sales support best practices

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