Icecream Route Salesperson
Excellent opportunity with Australia's largest privately owned food service company. Competitive remuneration & great company benefits.
Summary about this job
Sales Representatives/Consultants
Company: PFD Food Services Pty Ltd
Location: Mt Gambier & Limestone Coast
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-8-7235-3804
Fax: +61-8-7762-3799
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Detail information about job Icecream Route Salesperson. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Position based Mount Gambier
- Full time position
- Grow sales across the Peters Ice-cream range
We are PFD Food Services, Australia's largest privately owned food service company (www.pfdfoods.com.au). Established in 1943, PFD now has almost 70 branches in metropolitan and regional areas around Australia. We have a broad range of customers such as local restaurants, cafes, hospitals, schools, pubs and clubs!
The Role
We are presenting a terrific opportunity to utilise your great sales and customer service skills particularly across the Peters Ice-cream range. This opportunity will suit a motivated professional, preferably with route or food service industry experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively sell and promote a variety of ice-cream products to customers from a refrigerated vehicle
- Maintain Weekly/Monthly route cycle to ensure customer expectations are met
- Secure new business with customers while maintaining existing orders
- Actively utilize Key Selling Programs to build sales in existing and new customers
- Identify and pursue potential areas for growth
- Advise customers of the total Peters product range and supply/price trends
- Identify and manage low yield customers into a more profitable trading relationship
- Merchandise and maintain high standards of presentation and compliance in all customers
Key Competencies, Skills and Qualifications
- Must have MR Truck AND High Risk Forklift licence
- Proficiency in learning a product range quickly
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Food Service industry or route trade
- Superior selling and negotiating ability
- Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with existing and new customers
- Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment
- Good organisational and time management skills
- High attention to detail
- Strong understanding of HACCP, OH&S regulations and manual handling processes
- Solid computer literacy (Microsoft Office and Outlook)
- Self-motivated and ambitious
What PFD is Offering the Successful Candidate
We are offering competitive remuneration, superannuation and other staff benefits (such as discounts on staff purchases, discounted accommodation, health insurance and banking).
Please submit your application (cover letter and resume) via the apply now link below
As part of our recruitment process, do you agree to undertake employment checks? These checks may include a medical assessment (including a drug and alcohol test), National Police History Check, Working With Children/Vulnerable Groups Check, Licence Validation/Demerit Point Check.
Please note: We do not accept unsolicited CV's from Recruitment agencies / third parties and we will not be liable or responsible for any fees or costs associated with unsolicited CV's sent directly to Line Managers.
PFD Food Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer