Job description

Company Description:

Family Brands, LLC is a further processing facility located southwest of Knoxville, TN in Lenoir City. Family Brands prides itself in providing superior products to our loyal and dedicated customers. Family Brands produces products such as franks, bologna, smoked sausages, hams, beef & pork roasts, BBQ ribs, BBQ, gourmet chili's & various other delicious products.

Job Description:

Family Brands, LLC is looking for a high-energy leader that shares our commitment to and passion for superior product manufacturing & sales along with building & retaining relationships to come and join our team. We believe in providing our customers with the superior quality products that taste great and people enjoy.

Summary:

The Food Service Sales Manager is responsible for leading a team of food service professionals to achieve sales targets and deliver the highest possible level of service to our customers. Through systematic, respectful, and engaged style, the manager directs team focus, sets goals, reviews data, and motivates the sales team to achieve company goals. The Food Service Sales Manager is a valued member of the Leadership Team and serves as the voice of our food service customers. This position reports directly to the General Manager.

The ideal candidate must have experience leading sales teams, be familiar with the food service industry and how it operates, be detail orientated, and be able to use data and metrics to effectively develop and guide the food service sales team to deliver on mutually agreed upon goals. The candidate will need to be effective in a fast paced environment and work collaboratively across all departments.

Qualifications:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, coach, motivate, and manage food service sales team with a strong emphasis on setting and meeting sales goals, continual improvement, performance management, skill development, and fostering positive sales relationships with our current and future account base.
• Effective use analytics to review sales performance, identify and deliver on opportunities.
• Ability to operationalize sales strategy with concise action and accountability.
• Oversee large, key account relationships.
• Manage department expenditures to help establish a budget.
• Develop training programs for the sales team.
• Responsible for creating department performance reports.
• Ride with individual sales reps to provide real feedback and training.
• Take ownership of customer issue escalation and work with appropriate department head to resolve.
• Ensure professional customer communication.
• Assist in the preparation of key customer presentations, product specifications, and attributes.
• Work collaboratively with other managers.

Requirements:

• 5 years minimum of sales management / supervisory experience.
• Highly analytical with the ability to use data to inform action.
• Have experience developing and implementing pricing strategy.
• Bachelor's Degree is preferred, but not required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to execute on deliverables and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a high-performance team.
• Proven track record of building and leading successful teams to deliver targeted results.
• Experience in managing and developing employees.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office and proficiency with technology.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lenoir City, TN 37771: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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