Outside Sales Representative- Chicago, IL

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Position Summary:
Facilitate, order and delivery interaction between food service customers and Halperns' Steak & Seafood. Seeks growth opportunities in existing customers and brings new customers to Halperns' Steak & Seafood. Represent Halperns' products and services and manages customer business relationship.
Essential Functions:

• Manage customer orders
• Acquire new customers
• Develop and maintain customer relationships
• Manage customer accounts receivables within guidelines
• Effective execution of the Selling Cycle
• Develop negotiations strategy
• Develop pricing strategies
• Leverage resources to increase growth
• Deliver effective presentations
• Conduct customer business reviews
• Maintain knowledge of industry through industry magazines and local culinary organizations
• Demonstrate and deliver understanding of Foodservice Industry and operations
• Understand areas of customer focus, including Sales Building, Staffing, Profitability, and Compliance
• Demonstrate effective sampling
• Explain key features and benefits of Halperns' products
• Understand and leverage advantages of Halperns' branded products
• Explain Value Added concepts to customers
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• This position requires customer focus with comprehensive communication skills and the ability to express self verbally.
• Must be a strategic thinker, inquisitive, innovative, and creative in order to build relationships, network, link resources and apply business practices.
• Works effectively in teams and display integrity and honesty to participate and contribute to branch team efforts.
• Must be goal driven, have good organizational and administration skills in order to self manage and develop discipline and be flexible and coachable.
• Must be able to meet and exceed sales performance goals and execute good time and territory management.
• Ability to adapt to frequent changes in program function or new applications

You are required to provide your most recent employment experience for your application to be considered complete.
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Halperns' Steak & Seafood values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce.
Halperns' is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to halpernshr@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.