Italian Specialist

Sysco
Buffalo, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 10/15/2023 CLOSED ON 10/19/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Italian Specialist position at Sysco?

Company:  

US0027 Sysco Syracuse, LLC

Zip Code:

14043

Minimum Level of Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Years of Experience:

3 Years

Employment Type:

Full Time

Travel Percentage:  

Up to 50%

Compensation Range:

$82,600.00 - $123,900.00

The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws.  Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors.  

You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

POSITION SUMMARY

This is a professional sales position responsible for growing new business within the Italian ethnic segment, with the expectation of achieving assigned business goals while enhancing the customer experience. This will be accomplished through maintaining an industry and category specific certification status knowledge base and direct selling of the ethnic segment to customers. Specialists will prioritize time, targets, and team selling efforts based on market insights and data analytics

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop and execute targeted Italian segment sales strategies to achieve region and individual annual business goals, delivering profitable sales growth and penetration across the Italian segment and Sysco brand.

  • Identify the needs of customers and prospects to assemble a product mix that delivers solutions and helps achieve business objectives.

  • Utilize data analytics to prioritize segment opportunities.

  • Actively seek, qualify, and support top prospect conversion to Sysco.

  • Be informed of market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales; share information with sales team members and customers as part of value-added services provided.

  • Track activities and results, collaborate on opportunities, and champion the team selling process through use of Salesforce (Sysco’s CRM tool)

  • Leverage sampling in a solutions-oriented manner to close sales

  • Provide feedback to specialty companies and merchandising on product quality, product integrity, product mix, customer satisfaction, perceived value and competition.

  • Develop and maintain relationships with customers, specialists and sales team members.

  • Support execution of prioritized sales strategies through direct selling and engagement of customers and prospects at Sysco events (e.g., food shows, industry events)

  • Performs research on product discounts, product services information, special offers and/or company promotions. Utilizes information in sales activities in an effort to increase profitability and enhance customer satisfaction.

  • Attends all sales meetings, as scheduled and participates in other activities as requested. Reports on industry and market competition as requested and assists with reviewing inventory levels.

  • Engage and manage relationships with Italian segment manufacturers and the broker community.

  • Utilize the Greco and Sons Italian Platform to differentiate Sysco with their exclusive brands and to effectively strategize efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

  • Minimum: High School Diploma or GED and 3 years of sales experience within a retail, broker, wholesale, or distribution environment (deep technical expertise of Italian categories)

  • Preferred: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent educational level

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Proficiency in Italian product knowledge, culture, category usage and trends required.

    • (Internal Certification & External Certification may be required)

  • Analytical problem-solving skills, including familiarity with analyzing reports and deriving insights from data.

  • Ability to express information in terms of profit and loss, food cost and expense ratio.

  • Strong financial acumen and ability to properly plan and execute business plans.

  • Flexible; readily accepts change; open to new ideas.

  • Track record of success in consultative selling, networking, and negotiations

  • Proficient communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with and influence a variety of key stakeholders.

  • Experience building trust with prospective customers and securing new business.

  • Strong business and restaurant operations acumen to manage sophisticated customers.

  • Ability to learn the use of proprietary CRM tools for planning and forecasting sales growth.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Applications Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

  • Proactive and self-directed, with the ability to structure a weekly schedule to be successful.

  • Demonstrated ability to deliver against deadlines and produce high-quality results (accuracy, thoroughness in the deliverables they are producing)

  • Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to execute multiple initiatives at the same time.

  • Understanding of marketing principles, product lines, ordering procedures and Sysco’s credit terms

  • Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, business writing, grammar, and verbal communication skills.

OVERVIEW:

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Salary : $82,600 - $123,900

Restaurant Dining Room Supervisor
JT's Urban Italian - Buffalo -
Buffalo, NY
Dining Services Manager
JT's Urban Italian - Buffalo -
Buffalo, NY
Dining Room Manager
JT's Urban Italian - Buffalo -
Buffalo, NY

For Employer
Looking for Real-time Job Posting Salary Data?
Keep a pulse on the job market with advanced job matching technology.
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Italian Specialist.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Customer Acquisition Skill

    • Income Estimation: $127,102 - $182,970
    • Income Estimation: $128,642 - $243,037
  • End-User Training Skill

    • Income Estimation: $78,590 - $104,754
    • Income Estimation: $79,570 - $100,091
This job has expired.
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Sysco

Sysco
Hired Organization Address Hilo, HI Full Time
Company: US0424 Sysco Hawaii Zip Code: 96720 Employment Type: Full Time Travel Percentage: 0 Compensation Range: $20.75 ...
Sysco
Hired Organization Address Bozeman, MT Full Time
Company: US0043 Sysco Montana, Inc. Zip Code: 59715 Employment Type: Full Time Travel Percentage: 0 COMPENSATION INFORMA...
Sysco
Hired Organization Address Kahului, HI Full Time
Company: US0424 Sysco Hawaii Zip Code: 96732 Employment Type: Full Time Travel Percentage: 0 Compensation Range: $23.00 ...
Sysco
Hired Organization Address Ogden, UT Full Time
Company: US0005 Sysco Intermountain (Division of USA I) Zip Code: 84081 Minimum Years of Experience: 0-1 Years Employmen...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Italian Specialist jobs in the Buffalo, NY area that may be a better fit.

To Go Specialist

Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Amherst, NY

Restaurant Host - Hostess

JT's Urban Italian - Buffalo, Buffalo, NY