Inside Sales Associate

3 months ago

Columbus, United States The Chefs' Warehouse Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)



Position Summary:  The Inside Sales Associate plays a crucial role in generating revenue and fostering customer relationships for the company. They are responsible for proactively reaching out to potential and existing customers, understanding their needs, and promoting products and services to meet those needs. This position requires strong communication skills, sales acumen, and a customer-centric approach to drive sales growth and customer satisfaction.

What you’ll do:

  • Receive incoming calls from customers, prepare orders and expedite.
  • Suggest and sell additional items over the phone.
  • Inform customer of items not ordered or out of stock per regular ordering process offering subs where available.
  • Review accuracy of incoming orders, collect and input orders submitted via fax, email, voicemail.
  • Ensure accuracy of outgoing, entered orders.
  • Work with outside sales team reporting irregularities, problems and requests for outside sales assistance. Direct phone calls to the appropriate team members.
  • Builds and maintains customer relationships.
  • Deal professionally on the phone and in person with customers, vendors and fellow employees. Cooperate with other members of the sales team and departments to ensure the customer receives an excellent service level.
  • Assist with processing special orders and customer price lists.
  • Provide backup vacation coverage for Sales Representatives and assist with workload of fellow team members when absent.
  • 85% of work day is spent on telephone.
  • Attend inside/outside sales meetings and take part in sales activities, as needed.
  • Other projects or tasks assigned by Manager as needed.
  • Document and keep record of customer complaints on Footprint and create quarterly report of same

About you:

  • Minimum education: High School Diploma.
  • Previous food service distribution Inside Sales/Customer Service and/or call center experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of food service products, product categories and vendor community preferred.
  • Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
  • Excellent verbal, telephone and written communication skills. Data entry and 10-key experience required.
  • Self-motivated, professional, goal oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.
  • Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure.
  • Flexibility: ability to work well with all departments and levels of staff both internally & externally.
  • Follow through skills a must.

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#LI-Onsite



The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
  • Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
  • Weekly pay
  • Life Insurance
  • 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
  • Employee discounts for travel and events
  • 401k

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Company DescriptionAt Chefs Warehouse we are an industry leader in food distribution

We have a distinct competitive advantage in serving our customers because of our extensive selection of distinctive and hard-to-find specialty and center-of-the-plate food products,

What’s on our menu?

Enticing Appetizers:

A culture that is full of flavor and inviting Creating an environment of belonging, where everyone is welcome

Delivering our best in everything we do

We are committed to high quality food and dedicated to a positive team culture.

Divine Entrees:

Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

5% above cost for our high-quality food products

Employee discounts for travel and events.

401k

What’s for Dessert?

The icing on the cake....

The safety of our employees is our priority

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