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<p style="text-align:left"><a href="https://www.myworkday.com/usfoods/d/task/2998$47185.htmld" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE</a></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>Join Our Community of Food People!</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Responsible for sourcing and developing profitable new business that can be transitioned to a Territory Manager. Pursues highest potential Sales Leads for conversion into a US Foods customer in order to achieve annual sales and profit operating plans. Provides strategic support to Territory Managers by capturing and penetrating high potential growth opportunities and developing market share.<br><br>This position is based out of the Wichita Kansas Area.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>Develop a sound business plan to capture and penetrate market share within the division’s footprint, focusing on Division customers with sales potential > $0.5m annually. Responsible for producing new account revenue in line with current organization and individual targets and quotas (minimum of $2 million in first year, $6 million annually in following years), or annual target agreed with Division President and VP Sales.<br><br>Utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), focus on (1) opening highest potential new accounts, (2) sales dollars, and (3) gross profit dollars of all new accounts.<br><br>Responsible for sourcing, pursuing, securing and developing highest potential new business that can be transitioned to a Territory Manager (TM) in order to achieve annual sales and profit operating plans; maintain a pipeline of new, emerging high potential clients.<br><br>Research potential customer requirements, menu design, business size, current suppliers, etc.; analyze current trends within the market and remain informed of market conditions, product innovations, competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with customers, along with new menu ideas and products, as part of value-added services provided.<br><br>Work with Category and Segment Specialists to create order-guide/pricing for prospective accounts; develop and present compelling offering to prospective accounts.<br><br>Complete new customer credit application forms; work with Customer Solutions Coordinator, Sales Coordinator and TM to ensure an effective on-boarding process as well as to facilitate a smooth handover of the new account to the TM and Sales Coordinator, including any AR responsibility while in development.<br><br>Maintain full understanding of company IT tools to identify high potential opportunities and update progress; utilize Company-approved data base for lead generation; communicate with District Sales Managers on field intelligence and observations.<br><br>Selective involvement in the SOS process, only for accounts recently opened by NBM where they are at-risk of churn. Visit customers, understand concerns and change offerings, pricing as required; maintain contact with new accounts as required; conduct Customer Business Review (CBRs) with critical customers upon request.<br><br>Maintain ongoing relationships with key decision makers; leverage industry contacts to "follow" decision makers as they move<br><br>Attend sales meetings, food shows, and vendor, marketing and industry events to network with prospective accounts<br><br>Share skills and experience with TMs in at 1 – 2 sales meetings/year i.e. how to on-board, do account research, penetration, warming and closing techniques<br><br>Other duties assigned by manager.<br><br>Education/Training:<br><br>High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.<br><br>Related Experience:<br>Must possess a minimum of 3 years sales experience required<br>Minimum 3 years of experience opening accounts greater than $0.5m, preferably in foodservice industry<br>Exceptional sales and interpersonal skills and proven ability to warm, convert, and close high-potential new street accounts required.<br>Overnight travel may be required to participate in trainings, meetings, or other company events.<br><br><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:</span><br><br>Excellent communication and negotiation skills required, as well as strong interpersonal skills and ability to successfully build relationships internally and externally, leveraging relations to achieve business goals.<br>Able to present in front of large groups of people utilizing creative presentation skills.<br>Highly motivated, results-driven and able to work autonomously; detail-oriented, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.<br>Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.</p><p></p><p>This role will also receive incentive compensation.</p><p>​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usfoods.com%2Fcareers%2Fbenefits.html&data=05%7C02%7CJill.Cushman%40usfoods.com%7C972ccad5d7d9450a3c1808dcc2236b36%7C832c6ba93f7845f3b4b0d28c2893ca8a%7C0%7C0%7C638598704587087605%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IYRC0iEg1X3nDK4QETIKBvQYska1GjyAa7HcAPV5ams%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html</span></u></a>.</p><p></p><p>#LI-EC1</p><p style="text-align:left !important">Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between </p>$75,000 - $125,000<p></p><p><b><span>***EOE – <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual</span> Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/</span></b><span><b><span>Age/Genetic Information</span></b></span><b><span>/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***</span></b></p>

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