Account Executive - Rest/Hospitality (Boise, Idaho) at Boise

Job Description

At Sysco we understand that building a great company is just like creating a great product - you must have all the right ingredients. For us, those ingredients are the cultures, backgrounds, ideas, and experiences behind our diverse workforce that embodies Sysco. Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from the home.

SUMMARY: To effectively service assigned CMU & LCC accounts in consistent compliance with standards of Program Accounts and Sysco. Develop new accounts and increase sales and profitability of existing accounts. Maximize program margins, increase sales, gross profit, maintain and create good customer relationships. Perform other duties as business needs dictate.

SyscoIdaho is locatedinBoise, Idaho.

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain customer contact through occasional personal visits and regularly by phone. Use communication skills to determine customer needs and build strong, effective relationships. Respond to customers emails and calls in a timely manner.
• Show new items via samples, point of sale materials, and email to increase account penetration.
• Key orders and/or help facilitate the ordering process through appropriate interface. Follow up on out of stocks and substitutions. Make sure pick-ups and credits are handled in a timely manner.
• Effective collaboration and communication with internal and external customers, regarding issues affecting our business, i.e. unusual movement, discontinued items, and delivery charges. Review proprietary merchandise and develop plan of action on a monthly basis. Take action on to slow/dead items.
• Utilize brokers, business resources and new CRM tools to increase penetration.
• Ensure Accounts Receivable balances are within terms. Review weekly C-Stop report and communicate with customers regarding short pays or skipped invoices. Ensure that computer reports and order guides are mailed to the appropriate person, on a timely basis, in an effort to meet contractual agreements and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Review reports, weekly/monthly sales analysis, daily sales audits, and SOLAR to identify areas of penetration.
• Expense reduction. Check orders to reduce hot shots/extra deliveries, sales returns, and customer errors.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director, Program Accounts.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work positively with co-workers and members of management.
• Abide by Syscos Code of Conduct and confidentially covenants.
• Actively look for opportunities to improve services and share those ideas with others.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Utilize Sysco work methods and best business practices when applicable.

Job Requirements

• Must be dependable, consistently at work and on time; follow instructions; respond to management direction; deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Must be customer friendly, self-motivated, detail oriented, and a team player.
• Must be able to travel as required and work overtime as needed.
• Requires use of a personal vehicle and continuance of personal auto insurance maintaining minimum limits to company standard.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• BS, BA, Associates Degree or three years experience in related field.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must have good written and verbal communication skills and be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization as well as speak and communicate well with customers; excellent interpersonal skills; and ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Bi-lingual conversational ability desired (English/Spanish or English/Chinese preferred).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and squat and lift objects up to 25lbs. Use hands to operate PC and general office machines.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must be able to analytically evaluate statistical data.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Regularly exposed to a combination of both general office and warehouse environments. Must make face-to-face interpersonal contact in customers work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. An individual should contact his or her supervisor or the human resources department if he or she believes that an accommodation is needed.

Additional Information:

Sysco is committed to providing comprehensive retirement and benefits programs, a stock purchase plan, product purchase discounts and much more!

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without future employment sponsorship.

SyscoIdaho is a Tobacco Free Facility!

Sysco is an Equal Opportunity Employer!

EEO/AA Employer

All hiring decisions will be made at the sole discretion of Sysco Idaho

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Country: USA, State: Idaho, City: Boise, Company: Sysco Corporation.