District Sales Manager
| Company | Sysco |
|---|---|
| Location | Vancouver, WA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- High School education required.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. business administration) or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- 2 or more years’ experience successfully growing profitable sales in the foodservice industry.
- Ability to use Sysco’s proprietary Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool for planning and forecasting sales growth.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a variety of stakeholders.
- Superb organizational and project management skills, including the ability to execute multiple initiatives autonomously.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
Responsibilities
- Manages the performance and development of Sales Consultants (MAs) within the district.
- Engages in one-on-one coaching and direction by conducting an average of 3-5 SC work-withs a week.
- Effectively lead and facilitate Friday district meetings that educate, inspire and ultimately produce key behavior changes to drive sales.
- Lead and direct Customer Engagement efforts by enabling the district SC to provide Sysco customers with expanded service channel options (Technology enablers, value added services, and team selling).
- Must possess a continuous improvement mentality around technology, sales skills, soft skills and product knowledge.
- Leverages the Sales Support resources and tools to maximize the consultative time of the SC.
- Fully leverages our CRM in the management of SC’s sales planning, prospecting, and daily customer engagement and expects productive utilization of Sysco 360 among all SC’s.
- Successfully delivers Sysco brand results and directly manages conversion opportunities within the district.
- Supports and promotes all national campaigns and promotions.
- Accountable for providing coaching, training, and timely feedback to drive sales consultant development of consultative selling skills of the sales associates (The Sysco Way to Sell).
- Fully utilizes the CMP and QPP Processes to coach the performance of all sales colleagues in the district.
- Responsible for execution of territory planning and management.
- Prioritizes independent relationships with top customers and high value prospects.
- Champions company initiatives and implements center led strategy within the district.
- Additional sales management responsibilities including, but are not limited to, other operational duties and customer relationship management.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years’ foodservice sales experience in the foodservice industry preferred.