Food Service Sales Representative

Company: Lakeland Marketing Denver
Location: Littleton
Posted on: April 24, 2025

Job Description:

If you love connecting with restaurants and chefs, we have a position for you. This position will include both inside sales and outside sales in the food service world. We are a 37-year-old food service sales agency that has been bringing quality brands and products to the Colorado culinary community.



We are looking for a competitive, sales-driven, and highly-motivated field sales representative to join our team. You will work with customers showing products, answering questions, and offering solutions to drive sales. Will work with key clients to introduce products, support current business, and grow sales.

The ideal candidate knows how to get the sale, leaning into their strong communication and interpersonal skills to convert potential customers into new clients. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, start your application today!

Responsibilities:

--- Study and research local market trends and competitor activity to discover potential leads
--- Assess the performance of specific properties in your area and develop sales plans and goals that are in line with the broader brand goals
--- Generate new business, close deals, and increase revenue by cold calling, on-site visits and sales tours, and community networking
--- Motivate the sales team to meet or exceed established monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and profit margin targets
--- Keep a list of important clients up to date to ensure the ongoing development of relationships


Qualifications:

--- 3 or more years of experience in sales management or a leadership role in the sales department, preferably in hospitality
--- This position requires previous work experience in a hospitality role
--- High school diploma or GED, and bachelor's degree in business or related field preferred
--- Demonstrated exceptional social, verbal, and negotiating abilities
--- Outstanding organizational skills and time management
--- Familiarity with the food service industry and K-12 nutrition is a plus.

About Company:
Lakeland Marketing is a national foodservice sales organization that serves 28 regional markets. Our offices are operated by local owners, which fosters accountability, regional strength, relationships, and results. Our organization includes Management, Sales Representatives, Corporate Chefs, Administrative/Customer Support staff, and Marketing and Advertising departments. Our vision is to build a firm foundation across all our regions while expanding into new markets each year and becoming more uniform in vendor representation.

Keywords: Lakeland Marketing Denver, Aurora , Food Service Sales Representative, Sales , Littleton, Colorado