Job Description
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...
Inside Sales Representative
Location: Springfield, OH
For over 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products our customers need to design successful food operations and experiences. We've grown to be the largest family-operated broad-line food distribution company in North America by being passionately committed to the people we serve.
As an Inside Sales Representative, you’ll serve as the liaison between outside sales, partners within the organization, and existing customers. You'll be responsible for managing customer orders, communicating with customers regarding out-of-stocks and substitution options, strengthening customer relationships, utilizing e-Commerce technologies, scheduling exception deliveries, determining credits for customers when appropriate, and more! You'll help them to achieve their goals and, in return, yours!
Schedule: Four days in the office, one day - work from home (after training is complete)
Pay: Compensation structure which includes salary and bonuses
- Financial rewards for performance
Total Rewards at GFS
- Affordablebenefits plans start day one!
- Weekly pay
- Wellness reimbursement
- Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match
- 95% of leadership is hired from within GFS - start your career here!
Sales support and resources
- Mobile ordering
- Exclusive, high-quality brands
- E-tools that assist with organization and selling strategies, including a newly developed CRM
- Sophisticated warehouse systems that ensure order fulfillment accuracy
Does this look like you?
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Previous sales experience helpful
- SAP knowledge preferred but not required
- Two years of previous customer service experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Bilingual requirements, reading and writing in specific languages such as but not limited to Spanish, Chinese, Asian, and Haitian Creole.
Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply.
BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.
Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Springfield, Ohio |
| Industry | Food and Beverage Production |
| Company Size | 2,500 to 4,999 employees |
| Website | http://www.gfsstore.com/ |
About Company
Since our 1897 founding, Gordon Food Service has grown to become the largest family-managed broadline foodservice distribution company in North America. While we’ve been growing pretty much continuously over these 120+ years, we’ve remained consistent at the core of what and who we are: passionately committed to customers and employees. Being part of Gordon Food Service means being part of something important, something bigger than oneself. Join us.
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