Foodservice Territory Manager

Job Details Job Location

New York, NY - New York, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Salary Range

$90000.00 - $110000.00 Base+Commission / year

Travel Percentage

Road Warrior

Job Category

Management Description

Job Overview

Gourmet Foods International (GFI) is seeking a passionate, self-motivated individual who excels in a dynamic, culinary-focused sales environment. As a Food Service Territory Manager , you'll oversee all sales activities in your assigned territory, focusing on specialty and artisan foods. This role is ideal for someone with a love for culinary innovation, strong relationship-building skills, and a desire to grow their career and income through performance-based incentives.

You'll manage current accounts while continuously seeking out new business opportunities. From product demos and trade shows to tasting events and customer visits, no two days are the same, and you get to be the expert voice that connects chefs, cheesemongers, and foodservice professionals with the best specialty products on the market.

COMPENSATION Aggressive, above-average salary, commission, bonuses, and sales incentives.

What does your day look like ? Some of your duties may include :

• Present, and sell local, artisanal, specialty food items to Cheesemonger, culinarians, and chefs. Invite clients to company events, communicate the latest technologies & online ordering platforms, and win company promotions in the form of monetary payouts and trips to culinary / artisan producer destinations around the globe.
• Cultivate relationships with artisan manufacturers in hopes of bringing exciting, new specialty items to GFI to offer to our customer base.
• Manage inherited customers and prospect new customers.
• Be your own boss, managing your daily schedule and seeing as many customers and new prospects as possible to generate and grow sales.
• Reap the benefits of sales growth through increased sales commissions.
• Identify and resolve client concerns.
• Participate in marketing events such as cheese seminars, pastry classes, trade shows, and tasting / pairing events.
• Participate in specialty food product tastings to determine what items we will stock to offer our customers.
• Conduct outside sales activities by regularly visiting customers to build lasting relationships and understand their needs.
• Schedule and manage customer visits to present product demonstrations discuss solutions, and close sales in a personalized setting.

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What we think you'll love about Gourmet Foods International :

What else can we offer?

Gourmet Foods Benefits include Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short Term, Long-Term Disability, and accident insurance. We also offer 401(k) with matching contributions, Profit Sharing, Competitive Salaries, Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) – up to 30 days per year , Paid Holidays, Free College Tuition, PAID Parental Leave, Professional Development Programs, opportunity to grow within the Company, Employee Discount, Referral Bonus.

GFI is a drug-free employer. You voluntarily consent to a pre-employment drug screen, and a background check will be required for the hiring process. Background checks can include, but are not limited to, previous employment, education, and criminal records.

Qualifications

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