Job Details

Description

As a Dedicated Sales Representative, you will be accountable for sales growth through a variety of disposable products within one of our largest regional grocery customers. Dedicated Sales Rep will travel the geography, engaging with the local grocery stores within the chain and sell non-food/disposable items that will be used in the store. These items include but are not limited to paper and plastic bags, to go food containers, janitorial supplies and other food service and PPE (gloves, hairnets) items.

You will work in a fast paced, field based, business customer facing environment where attention to detail, a strong sense of urgency, initiative and drive are extremely important to achieving company sales goals. This role could be a fantastic point of entry for someone looking to get into outside sales/territory sales; including recent graduates.

While candidates will spend most of their time in the geography visiting customers (day travel, 3-4 days a week), office planning days would be in your home. Based on customer locations, as well as access to Bunzl's regional office, ideal candidates would live in/near New Orleans, LA.

Critical Competencies

• Strong Results-Orientation and Sense of Urgency

• Advanced Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• High level of Personal Accountability and Time Management

• Dedication to Personal Development and Self-directed Learning

• Clear Future Vision and Strong Desire to succeed both Personally and Professionally

• Ability to identify and prioritize key initiatives

• High level of personal confidence

Responsibilities:

• Grow Sales within the assigned Strategic Account

• Support the customer at both regional leadership and local/location management

• Understand and meet targeted sales priorities

• Plan sales activities and weekly travel within the region

• Actively foster and cultivate key customer relationships and realize future growth potential

• Active selling of preferred, strategic vendor initiatives and development of market share

• Construction of strategic selling plans and sales pre-call plans

• Contact End User customers to solicit orders, and establish new relationships

• Display or demonstrate product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salable features

• Attend required customer and company scheduled meetings, events and industry trade shows

Requirements:

• High School Diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred

• Learn to effectively plan activities directed towards targeted sales opportunities

• Learn Bunzl’s VIP selling process to effectively set appointments, identify customer product GAPs, present solutions, handle objections and deliver ion KPIs both internally and at the customer level.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and AS400

• Self-starter who takes initiative and maintains excellent follow-through and follow-up

• Ability to work effectively in situations that involve change and/or competing demands

• Proficient handling of all confidential and time-sensitive material

• Ability to stay within budget on expenditures

• This position requires 25-50% travel throughout assigned territory.

Benefits & Perks

The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits at 30 days

• Flex Care and Health Care Spending Account

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time

• 401K with Generous Company Match

• Stock Purchase Program

• Car Allowance

• Tuition Reimbursement program

So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

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