Now Hiring - Retail Sales Alabama Gulf Coast/Florida Pan Handle-District Sales Manager in Mobile, AL

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

The position will perform the following duties:

• Manages a staff of Sales Representatives to maximize sales and gross profit
• Leads, trains, educates, develops and meets standard of performance.
• Possesses extensive product knowledge.
• Generates product sales to new and existing customer base through marketing and skills set.
• Interfaces with all levels of the company, customers and their company management or owners, brokers and manufacturer representatives.
• Tracks sales progress, obtains sales/production goals, and determines pricing/marketing strategies at appropriate profit margin levels.
• Effectively manages personnel and related disciplinary issues.
• Mentors and leads others in the performance of their duties in accordance with applicable laws and within company policy and procedures.
• Develops interpersonal relationships which encourage openness, candor and trust, both internally and externally.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Previous experience in Outside Sales in Foodservice industryPreferred Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS: Must have proven sales ability - Ability to hire and train new sales personnel, and further train existing personnel to promote sales, profits and collections. Have thorough knowledge of products, pricing, delivery schedules as well as company policies. Be able to establish sales and profit goals as well as plans to attain those goals. Be a good communicator to management as well as to assigned sales people and have the ability to plan and conduct or participate in sales meetings.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.