Sales Representative, Food

Account ExecutiveSalesFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois, Pennsylvania

Posted

11 days ago

Salary

$75K - $100K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglish

Job Description

• Manage the full sales cycle, including prospecting, lead generation, opportunity development, and closing to achieve targeted outcomes. • Serve as the Voice of the Customer by understanding customer priorities, building trusted relationships, and proactively driving issue resolution. • Analyze market data to deliver actionable insights that support business objectives and strategic decision-making. • Engage actively in the Vantage Commercial Excellence Program by developing account strategies, preparing pre-call plans, completing post-call reports, and effectively managing the opportunity pipeline using CRM tools. • Provide timely and relevant feedback to Leadership, including call reports, forecasts of current and new business activity, market intelligence, and competitive insights. • Partner with cross-functional teams by communicating product performance updates, identifying new product opportunities, and sharing competitive intelligence, including pricing trends. • Support Accounting and Customer Service teams with collection activities and issue resolution as needed.

Job Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or similar technical field is preferred.
  • One to five years of experience in a commercial role.
  • Ideally knowledgeable of Food or Chemical production/manufacturing.
  • Strong sales acumen, including the ability to effectively sell, present, and promote products and services using value-based selling techniques, product demonstrations, and sound marketing strategies and tactics.
  • Ability to research, understand, and develop both current and prospective customers, with a focus on opportunity identification and long-term relationship building.
  • Consistent, timely, and proactive communication with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and optimal service delivery.
  • Exceptional planning, interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities effectively.
  • Willingness and ability to travel 25–50% or more, including frequent overnight stays, based on business needs.
  • High level of computer proficiency, including diligent use of commonly utilized software to support sales, marketing, and business activities (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, CRM platforms) and strong internet research capabilities.
  • Aptitude for applying logical or scientific reasoning to a wide range of intellectual and practical challenges, with the ability to navigate both abstract and concrete variables.

Benefits

  • Medical, HSA, dental, vision
  • FSA (limited purpose, dependent care, and commuter/parking)
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • EAP, identity theft protection
  • Paid time off
  • Parental Leave
  • 401(k) with company match

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