Sales Consultant II - Portland, OR - Career Growth Opportunities

Who We Are :

Guest Worldwide is a global collective of dynamic, industry-leading companies with more than 40 years of unparalleled experience serving the unique needs of diverse markets in every corner of the world. From providing full-spectrum hospitality and distribution solutions at Guest Supply® and manufacturing award-winning personal care amenities at Gilchrist & Soames, to manufacturing versatile and innovative product assortments that create smarter textile solutions at Manchester Mills, we're proud to provide products to more than 25,000 hotels in over 100 countries. Guest Worldwide is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco - an industry leading, global food and beverage distribution company, employing thousands of employees worldwide and home to the 13th largest sales organization in the world. Learn more by visiting www.guestworldwide.com

Position Summary :

The Sales Consultant is responsible for promoting the Company's products and services by building relationships with new and existing customers in order to become our customers' most valued and trusted business partner . This outside sales representative utilizes consultative selling techniques in order to maintain and grow sales of amenities, textiles, room accessories, paper, janitorial supplies, cleaning , FF&E and MRO products to hotels, management groups and / or additional markets within an assigned territory. The main focus of the Sales Consultant is to help the Company's customers succeed while achieving sales and profit goals established by the Company.

Sales Consultants receive a base salary with an opportunity to earn quarterly bonuses based on KPI achievement.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Responsible for maintaining and identifying new sales opportunities within prospective and existing accounts. Make sales calls and presentations to develop and maintain a solid customer relationship to increase sales and category penetration.
• Utilize consultative selling techniques, product knowledge, ROI, system tools (i.e., Phocas, GForce and Salesforce.com) and sales training resources to effectively target new prospects and market growth opportunities.
• Continuously manage assigned accounts and take corrective action, as needed, to maintain and improve the overall customer experience.
• Regularly consult with assigned accounts as appropriate, including new products and services, company changes, holiday schedules, product pricing or information changes and new opportunities.
• Immediately notify management if an existing account is in jeopardy of discontinuing service or issues remain unresolved regardless of attempts to correct situation.
• Work with Accounts Receivable to ensure customers pay invoices within agreed upon terms.
• Regularly interact and communicate with various internal departments to provide vital information that may be necessary for servicing the customer. This may include advance notification to Merchandising of changes, increased or decreased product movement, new business, changes in proprietary product or other related information.
• Assist in the set-up of new accounts, including Customer Account Application (CAA), customer order guides, pricing, order schedules, files, etc. Coordinate with other departments as appropriate to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Accurately forecast sales results and trends for a specific territory, group of accounts, etc.

Minimum Education :

Bachelor's degree in Sales, Marketing or Business preferred.

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