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Market Sales Rep II

Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

Dawn's Market Sales Representative II (MSR II) position is responsible for developing customer relationships and delivering mutually profitable sales activity within the defined territory. This is an exciting customer-facing role that is expected to provide exceptional service, product knowledge, and customer satisfaction. Successful MSRs achieve results through developing and maintaining consultative partnerships and effectively addressing bakery customer needs by identifying profitable opportunities with existing customers and successfully prospecting new accounts.

Dawn's MSRs are outside sales representatives responsible for managing a territory that is directly associated with a distribution center and a greater commercial region. Within their territory, they are focused on promoting Dawn's products, services, online ordering capabilities, and expanded portfolio of bakery solutions. Market Sales Representative IIs are responsible for planning and implementing sales and service for customers across accounts. They report directly to a Market Sales Manager (MSM) and are compensated within the parameters of a competitive salary-plus-commission plan.

This position is remote with consistent field-travel and has the expectation of attending quarterly sales meetings at the Houston Distribution Center; the primary territory is in the Greater Houston Area. To be considered, candidates must reside in the City of Houston or the surrounding counties.

What will you do as a Market Sales Representative II (MSR II) at Dawn Foods?

• Continue to build a portfolio of customers to exceed sales and margin targets.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with baking industry customers across the assigned territory. Provide on-site consultation and sales expertise.
• Achieve profitable sales growth within the assigned territory.
• Develop and maintain profitable sales through prospecting new customers, penetrating existing accounts, and minimizing lost business.
• Calculate margins, negotiate terms, and prepare estimates and bids using Dawn's pricing models to meet specific customer needs.
• Represent, explain, and promote the entire Dawn value proposition.
• Use Technology to drive Dawn's business, including the following :
• Promote and demonstrate Dawn's online ordering platform and capabilities to drive growth and expand the customer base.
• Document sales funnel activities and utilize enterprise CRM (Salesforce)
• Educate customers on the usage of our payment portal.
• Demonstrates and develops end-user understanding of customer-facing technology and applications.
• Understand, explain, and implement Dawn's credit policies and terms with customers.
• Remain aware of and navigate relevant regional market conditions, product trends, innovation, and competitors' products and activity.
• Develop and maintain a collaborative approach across teams and functions to build sales for the region, remain on budget, and maintain efficient costs.
• Perform associated administrative duties, such as maintaining accurate sales records, preparing reports, and filing expense reports.
• Participate in experiential learning opportunities to expand sales capabilities and product knowledge, and apply that product knowledge in customer interactions to drive sales.
• Demonstrate Dawn's Values and support the Dawn Circle of Excellence
• Other tasks as assigned

What Does It Take to be a Market Sales Representative II (MSR II) at Dawn Foods?

Preferences :

Physical Demands & Work Environment :

Note : The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

Compensation : $59,610-$99,350 with incentive eligibility.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity / gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.