District Sales Manager

Gordon Food Service

$70K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of sales or business experience
  • Strong data analysis and interpretation skills including profitability models
  • Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
  • Valid, unrestricted state driver's license with a clean driving record
  • Participation in company vehicle reimbursement program, if applicable.

Responsibilities

  • Lead recruitment, development, and retention of high-performing sales staff
  • Set and communicate sales targets for the sales team
  • Monitor customer focus areas: Sales, Staffing, Profitability, and Compliance
  • Engage with key customers through site visits and events
  • Apply a Servant Leadership model to team management.

Benefits

  • Encouragement for veterans and active military members to apply
  • Opportunities for professional development through leadership training.
  • Participation in industry events to enhance visibility and engagement with customers.
Full Job Description


Commercial Sales Manager

We invite you to lead a team of high-performing, results-driven outside sales representatives, where our customers' potential is personal.

As a Commercial Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for the following:

Leading People
  • Hire, develop, and retain staff, creating robust succession plans and developing the next generation of leaders
  • Identify goals and objectives, provide regular and candid feedback through evaluations or coaching sessions

Developing Business Plans
  • Develop sales targets for individual sales representatives
  • Understand areas of customer focus, including Sales Building, Staffing, Profitability, and Compliance

Engage with the Industry
  • Visit key existing and future customers

As a Commercial Sales Manager, you'll learn:
  • How to lead following the Servant Leadership model/framework
  • How to Participate in food shows, regional customer events, customer segment shows, and customer trips to headquarters to maintain visibility with customers, segments, or associations

Position Requirements:
  • Four or more years of previous sales or business experience
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data, including profitability models
  • Ability to work evening and weekend hours
  • Maintaining a valid, unrestricted state driver's license and a safe driving record
  • If applicable, must participate in the company vehicle reimbursement program and maintain required insurance levels


Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply

Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

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