Improvement of Sysco’s market position and achieving financial growth in local independent business.
Requirements
- Solid analytical problem-solving skills, including familiarity with analyzing reports and deriving insights from data
- Ability to express information in terms of profit and loss, food cost and expense ratio
- Strong financial acumen and ability to properly plan and execute business plans
- Ability to learn the use of proprietary CRM tools for planning and forecasting sales growth
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Business and restaurant operations acumen to manage sophisticated customers
- Demonstrated skills in the area of consultative selling, networking and negotiations
Responsibilities
- Leverages advanced analytics insights to prioritize opportunities and develop business development strategy
- New Business Developer will also be responsible to prioritize intel opportunities being recommended by other sales team members (processed through Sysco Salesforce platform with leadership approval)
- Accountable to build creative and effective sales plan to capitalize on independent business identified by advanced analytics
- By leveraging the expertise and skills of a cross-functional sales team, the New Business Developer will have the ability to quickly address prospects’ concerns, build trust, and shorten sales cycles
- Ensures that data and activity on prospect accounts is accurately entered and managed within Sysco Salesforce platform
- Identifies opportunities for promotions, additional services, and distribution avenues that will lead to an increase in sales
- Stays current with Sysco’s value-added offerings and technology solutions, including but not limited to customer-facing reporting tool
Other
- Minimum: High School diploma or GED, and 3+ years’ relevant sales experience in a business-to-business professional sales environment, and 2 or more years with a proven track record of new business development.
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent educational level.
- Flexible; readily accepts change; open to new ideas
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with and influence a variety of key stakeholders
- Strong communication skills: ability to effectively communicate with internal and external teams
