Job Description:

Maintain current customer relationships in a team based selling model.
Develop new business, identify prospective customers that fit Saval’s model of supporting the independent restaurant and hospitality community.
Share market and product knowledge with your customers. Learn how to sell against competitor items and share that information with prospects and customers.
Communicate and collect accounts receivable as needed. Be in clear contact with the credit department to collect all balances due.
Leverage other resources to assist with penetrating current accounts. Utilize brokers and other resources provided by the company for samplings and product cuttings to help assist in growing sales.

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Why Saval Foodservice?

While Saval does big business, the feel of working for Saval is intentionally small. As an independent company with experienced and accessible management, we’re able to make improvements, address issues, and update systems quickly and efficiently. As an employee of Saval, you will help us deliver on our promise of exceptional service to our restaurant and hospitality customers.

Corporate Social Responsibility

At Saval, we believe that we have a responsibility to give back and support our local community through philanthropic initiatives and partnerships with local nonprofits and trade organizations.

In 2020 alone, Saval Foodservice worked to distribute and donate over 15,000 boxes of food goods in partnership with Johns Hopkins.

Our operations team is led by Senior Vice President Gary Peisach, who is a sitting board member of Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, a non-profit that tackles feeding impoverished and elderly clients in the Baltimore region.

One of our most successful Saval Cares Initiatives is our annual charity golf tournament that has raised over $350,000 for the Children’s Cancer Foundation since its inception over 19 years ago.

We’re a proud allied member of the Restaurant Association of Maryland, the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, UniPro Buying Group, and the International Association of Foodservice Distributors.

Recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal as a winning Family Owned Business for 2022. Saval Foods LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

The Benefits of Working for Saval Foodservice

We want our employees to feel they can grow with us. Many companies claim their benefits are “comprehensive”, but we’ve taken a whole-human and whole-company approach to employee benefits.

Our Employee Assistance Program is robust and offers a variety of support services like Mental Health Counseling, Legal Advice, Travel Assistance and more.

Take control of your health with our robust options for health, dental and vision insurance, or create a custom plan with additional AFLAC or FSA benefits.

Full Time

job schedule:

Monday-Friday

qualifications:

Active Driver's License.
HS Diploma or equivalent.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to think and react quickly.
Problem solving and negotiation skills.
A “think outside the box” mentality.
MUST live in the Howard County, MD area.

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experience:

Minimum of 2 year of experience in food sales.
B2B sales experience or culinary/restaurant management experience preferred.

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skills:

Passion for food, customer service, and work ethic.
Promoting a positive company image.
Working with both internal and external customers in order to achieve agreed upon goals.

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compensation:

Salary expectations: Base Salary is from $90,000 per year to start. Total Compensation package also includes Commissions, Bonuses and additional cash opportunities.

Direct sales representatives start on salary for a period of time until they reach a mutually agreed upon sales goal at which time compensation will convert to commission. Beginning salary will be commensurate with experience in sales and/or foodservice.