Account Manager- Sales Vassilaros Coffee Co.
- Date Posted November 12, 2018
- Location North East Region, NY
- Category Business
- Job type Full-Time
Vassilaros Coffee has been importing, roasting and distributing for over 100 years.
Every city has something to be proud of, whether it be a claim to fame, an iconic landmark, a longstanding tradition, or a slogan that stirs the crowd. Something that’s important not only to the people who live there, but also something that sets it apart from everywhere else in the world. Something that says, “There’s no other place like it.”
Every city has something, but when it comes to New York City, we have it all. For everything special about this city, there’s a story, and NYC has millions of them...
This is just one of those stories; one that’s almost 100 years old—”The History of New York City Coffee.” This story still flows through many generations and lives. And it’s still being written everyday by New Yorkers who love their coffee. The classic cup of New York City coffee is best known for the iconic blue–and–white paper cup in which it was served. The cup’s design pays homage to the people who ran coffee carts and diners in the old New York City tradition. The story of Vassilaros & Sons is about an institution that’s served all five boroughs and beyond with high-quality, hand-blended coffees, for nearly a century. And really, it’s a story about how our coffee continues to give New Yorkers the spirit that they need to build today and tomorrow, each and every day.
Sales & Account Manager
Vassilaros & Sons is looking to hire an energetic, self-motivated, and tenaciously customer-centric Sales & Account Manager to maintain and manage existing accounts, create new sales opportunities, and effectively communicate our product offerings to current and potential customers in the F&B space.
Essential responsibilities and expectations
-SELL THE COFFEE!!!
-Live and breathe customer service and satisfaction
-Ability to get ahead of potential issues such as the loss of an account
-Ability to learn the basic working knowledge of coffee, espresso and tea preparation
-Ability to learn basic functionality of coffee, espresso and tea equipment
-Exhibit time management skills that coincide with outside sales initiative
-Exhibit working knowledge of industry trends, competition.
-Exhibit a tenacious attitude towards achieving individual goals
-Exhibit a “never give up” attitude
-Proven ability to problem solve
-Ability to work in a team environment that eventually becomes a second family
-Exhibit ability to persevere through frustrating customer interactions
-Exhibit stellar interpersonal communication skills with both the client and fellow co-workers
-Work every day to maintain a healthy sales pipeline
-Ability to manage receivables
-Act as a brand ambassador, promoting the value proposition of the brand while ensuring brand integrity in the short and long term
-Provide product and equipment training to end user
-Focus on development of long-lasting partners
-Seek, initiate and qualify new sales opportunities within assigned territory
-Maximize existing client base, pursue upsell opportunities. Dive deeper to become their trusted partner
-Ability to analyze sales reports and summarize
-Develop Key Account target list for continued Regional growth
-Participate in various industry events and necessary outside groups such as networking or charitable work
-Ability to understand the end users long and short-term goals
-Strong understanding of customers, customer service, and industry trends
-Ability to complete individual goals, work both independently and within a team environment, and have strong interpersonal skills
Preferred job requirements
-Tenacious work ethic, honesty and the desire to learn
-Associates degree or equivalent work experience
-Food service and/or sales experience
-You are a SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST
-Drivers license
-Ability to lift a minimum of 30lbs
-Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, CRM Software and/or similar systems
-You are a passionate, detail and solution-oriented
-Strong initiative and creative problem-solving skills
-Effective verbal and written communication skills as well as excellent phone and email etiquette
-Organized, detail-oriented, reliable and dependable; Ability to manage multiple tasks with strong follow through
This position is Full-time
Travel 80% of the time within assigned territory, NY Metropolitan market
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation this position is : salaried Application instructions