Hispanic Food Specialist

Job description

Position Details

• The Hispanic Food Specialist drives sales growth and expands market share within the Hispanic food segment. Responsible for developing strong relationships with customers, identifying business opportunities, and providing product expertise.
• Bilingual in English & Spanish is required.
• 2 years of related work experience within foodservice industry (restaurant work, chef, sous chef, food brand ambassador, food distribution inside sales, or food distribution customer service)
• This role serves as a subject matter expert on Hispanic cuisine. Knowledge and experience with Latin / Hispanic foods is strongly preferred.
• Uses consultative selling, business development, and customer service skills.

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary

Responsible for sales and profitability growth of the Hispanic food segment in the Fairfield, OH geography .

May include, but not limited to: order taking, order processing, order guide maintenance, pricing maintenance within guidelines set by the sales manager, accounts receivable monitoring of assigned accounts. Works to develop strong relationships with customers, identifies business opportunities, and provides product expertise. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Position Responsibilities

• Profitable growth of assigned customers in terms of increasing line item penetration, gross profit dollars per drop increases and overall increase in customer base.
• Responsible for account penetration and product presentations to customers.
• Responsible to partner with restaurant operators, distributors, and internal sales teams to promote Hispanic food products.
• Will assist sales representatives to bring in new business.
• Presentation of ongoing promotions to accounts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.