C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Foodservice Sales Manager

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.$85K — $113K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business required
  • 5-7 years in sales, retail, or customer development with proven track record
  • Advanced knowledge of the grocery industry
  • Preferred experience in retail grocery
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
  • Proven sales leadership experience particularly in goal setting and accountability
  • Experience in team management

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain relationships with key customers
  • Support customer business strategies to enable revenue growth
  • Lead and organize the sales team towards company goals
  • Manage escalated customer opportunities effectively
  • Develop strategic priorities based on customer needs
  • Recommend process enhancements to leadership
  • Monitor contract renewals and manage existing business growth
  • Travel approximately 50% for customer engagements and events

Benefits

  • Weekly pay from day one
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Company matched 401k
  • Paid time off and holiday pay
  • Opportunities for career progression
  • Tuition reimbursement available
  • Employee health and wellness program
  • Employee discounts and purchasing programs
  • Employee assistance program
Full Job Description
Salary Range
$85,420-$113,100

Position Overview
Keep our communities fed.

As a Foodservice Sales Manager, you will be responsible for working collaboratively with customers and internal stakeholders to grow sales, helping customers remain relevant in the industry and financially healthy as independent retailers. This role leads and directs the activities of Sales Team members and reports to the Director of Customer Experience.

Job Description
  • Full-Time, On-Site Role
  • Location: 96-1282 Waihona Street, Pearl City, HI 96782


You will contribute by:
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with key customers to create and implement best practices, grow sales, and maintain customer advocacy
  • Supporting customers' business strategies by developing solutions that enable revenue growth for both the customer and the Company
  • Driving business impact by building, developing, and scaling the existing team to generate growth and sales opportunities; leading the team to stay organized, aligned with, and accountable to company goals while delivering braggingly happy customers
  • Managing escalated customer opportunities efficiently and effectively
  • Developing strategic priorities and translating customer needs into sales opportunities for the Company
  • Proactively recommending enhancements to leadership to improve processes and support overall team objectives
  • Monitoring and managing contract renewals and expansion of existing business
  • Traveling approximately 50% for food shows, meetings, and customer visits


We're searching for candidates with:
  • Advanced knowledge of the grocery industry
  • Retail grocery experience preferred
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
  • Sales leadership experience, including implementation and ongoing management of goal setting and accountability metrics
  • Experience managing a team
  • 5-7 years of relevant work experience in sales, retail, or customer development, with a track record of achieving objectives


Environment:
  • Office : Office Temperature (65F to 75F)
  • Store : Grocery Warehouse (50F to 90F)
  • Warehouse : Perishable Warehouse (28F to 60F)


We offer:
  • Weekly Pay
  • Benefits available from day 1 (medical, dental, vision, and more)
  • Company matched 401k
  • PTO and Holiday Pay offered
  • Career Progression Opportunities
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Health & Wellness program
  • Employee Discounts / Purchasing programs
  • Employee Assistance Program


Every person matters.

We keep our values alive through a culture that embraces differences and ensures that every person matters.

The Fine Print

This Job advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This job advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. This position may be with any affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers.

Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree - Business

Shift
1st Shift (United States of America)
Company
Hawaiian Housewares, LLC

About C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is a grocery distribution company that was founded in 1918. The company supplies groceries and other products to supermarkets, convenience stores, and other retailers across the United States. C&S Wholesale Grocers operates more than 50 distribution centers and has a fleet of over 4,000 trucks. The company's customers include major grocery chains such as Safeway, Kroger, and Target. C&S Wholesale Grocers is headquartered in Keene, New Hampshire.
Learn more about C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Size
17,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1918

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