• Job Description

  Req#: SALES001944

  Ocean Beauty Seafoods Distribution Center in Salt Lake City, Utah is looking to hire a food service sales person! This is a full-time position. We value our customers and need your excellent sales skills to promote our seafood products! Our focus is getting high quality product and sustainable seafood to our restaurants. If you do not have seafood experience, we will consider candidates with a perishable or protein sales background.
  
  This is a great opportunity – Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas have restaurants and hotels that would enjoy our fine seafood we have to offer!
  
  You can be a part of the growth!
  
  As a sales representative, you will be out in the field most of the time working closely with chefs in the culinary community promoting seafood product, offering center of the plate suggestions to restaurants offering fresh and frozen product, as well as your seafood knowledge. You will be responsible for maintaining account information and building long-term relationships with customers!
  
  RESPONSBILITIES:

  • Spend 75% of work week in the field building business and rapport with new and existing customers and taking their orders
  • Visit Key Account locations on a regular basis. Plan each week with the Sales Manager and review each Monday
  • Establish new accounts on a pace of three (3) per month minimum
  • Stay on pace per budget and year over year Gross Profit $
  • Assist other sales team members in coverage of their territories as assigned
  • Work with Buyers, Vendors, and the Sales Manager to secure and write contracted buys with Key Accounts
  • Perform product cuttings on a regular basis with customers
  • Build a prospect list of key targets and plan with the Sales Manager weekly and monthly on strategy
  • Sell OB label items to every account
  • Track mileage and other expenses weekly

  REQUIREMENTS:

  • Passion for food and people is a must!
  • Strong Computer skills
  • Good Listening and communication skills
  • Knowledge of fresh and frozen seafood, Sushi Products, shellfish, crustaceans, as well as accompanying dry, jarred, and packaged goods
  • Team Player
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Desire to succeed in the seafood industry

  
  BENEFITS:

  • Paid Vacation
  • Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
  • 401(k) with generous contributions from the Company
  • Opportunity to buy our wonderful seafood at a great price!
  • Company laptop and cell phone
  • Opportunity for growth... the sky is the limit and there are many customers in the Dallas area to be discovered!

  We are a dynamic company that is over a century old! Our reputation, fine seafood products, and great service are our strengths that we desire to continue with your help! Bring your sales experience and take off the ground running offering customers what they deserve - quality product that meets their expectations.

  We take pride in a safe work environment, drug and background checks required.
  We are committed to creating a diverse and comfortable workplace for everyone.
  
  We are great Company to work for. We invite you to apply for the position!
  
  Ocean Beauty Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and provides for the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of women, handicapped persons, Disabled, Veterans, and members of all ethnic minority groups in all areas of work.

  Qualifications

  Experience

  Required 2 years

  Seafood Experience

  Motivations

  Preferred

  Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

  Goal Completion : Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

  Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

  Work-Life Balance : Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

  Financial : Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

• About the company

  Ocean Beauty is one of the largest seafood distributors North America. We source and supply premium seafood from Alaska and around the world. See our products.

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