Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $33,300.00 - $44,700.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and Development
Career advancement opportunities
Job Description
Sysco Idaho, a division of USA Inc., is part of Sysco Corporation, the global leader in foodservice distribution. Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations, employing over 71,000 colleagues with a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles. At Sysco, the commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction is the foundation of all operations. The company is dedicated to growing personal and professional opportunities for its employees, encouraging teamwork, and providing a dynamic work environment where hard work and talent are recognized and rewarded. Sysco Idaho specifically assists foodservice providers by offering industry-leading products and... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum 3 years executive chef experience in the foodservice industry
- Ability to travel up to 50 percent
- Proficiency in culinary and restaurant operations
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work with diverse stakeholders
- Proactive and self-directed
- Ability to manage multiple projects
- Compliance with food safety and health regulations
- Experience with CRM tools
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum 3 years executive chef experience in the foodservice industry
- Preferred bachelor's degree or equivalent culinary degree
- Preferred 3 years of foodservice sales experience
- Proficiency in culinary, restaurant operations, and food trends
- Ability to express information in terms of profit and loss, food cost and expense ratio
- Strong financial acumen and business planning skills
- Track record of success in consultative selling and networking
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience building trust with prospective customers and securing new business
- Proactive and self-directed with strong organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality results
- Proficiency in basic math
- Ability to use proprietary CRM tools for sales planning and forecasting
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Understanding of marketing principles, product lines, ordering procedures, and credit terms
Job Duties
- Develop and execute targeted culinary strategies to achieve individual and regional annual business goals
- Coordinate with Director of Business Resources leveraging data to identify top opportunities for business reviews
- Collaborate with sales team partners to identify customer challenges, needs, or opportunities and deliver creative solutions
- Track activities and results, collaborate on opportunities, and champion the team selling process through Salesforce CRM
- Leverage sampling in a solutions-oriented manner to close sales
- Be informed of market conditions, trends, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales
- Facilitate internal and external food shows, catering, and event planning activities
- Coordinate kitchen logistics for internal and external culinary events
- Develop and maintain relationships with customers, chefs, and sales teams through local events, culinary competitions, and culinary schools
- Advise sales team on product specifications and serve as an expert on innovation items, Sysco Brand, and Category Management products
- Assist with employee training by facilitating training sessions and demonstrations
- Manage all operations of the test kitchen/culinary center including sanitation, product rotation, laundry service, equipment upkeep, and general appearance
- Manage test kitchen food and supply costs within budgetary parameters
- Comply with all local and state food safety and health code regulations
- Accompany and respond to regulatory agency kitchen/culinary center inspections
- Provide work direction to culinary staff, third-party vendors, and sanitation staff as necessary
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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