Now Hiring - Cheney Bros., Inc. - District Sales Manager in Fort Myers, FL

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Job Details *Job Id:* 5485 Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Location: Ft Myers, FL Travel: None Job Summary Cheney Brothers is looking for hard-working, motivated individuals to join our sales team. Job Responsibilities/Requirements Cheney Brothers (established in 1925) is hiring full-time, experienced and motivated individuals to join our Sales team in their geographical area. * Supervise the activities of the sales staff assigned to their district. * Participate in the establishment of the region's sales plan and is accountable for the district's sales, profitability, and accounts receivable. * Supervise district sales representatives, including staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution. * Develop and educate sales staff on product knowledge, sales techniques, and company policies by developing and conducting monthly sales meetings. * Attain targeted sales as determined by business goals. * Operate department and assigned personnel within budgetary guidelines. * Demonstrate awareness of customer needs, and establish policies and practices to meet those needs effectively. * Develop interpersonal relationships that encourage openness, candor, and trust, both internally and externally. * Provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public, customers, vendors, and coworkers. * Participate in industry organization meetings. * Develop and present to major accounts. * Formulate and analyze information on competition. * Attend industry shows and events. * Interact with customers and vendors in a friendly, timely, and quality manner, and ensure customers' and vendors' questions are answered. * Manage customers' complaints, issues, and emergencies. * Establish and monitor major account prospect lists. * Process customer rebates and incentives. * Requires minimum of 4-6 years of foodservice sales, and team lead or supervisory experience. * Other duties as assigned. About Us Cheney Brothers, one of the country's leading broadline distributors, is family-owned and operated. We are looking for hard-working, motivated individuals to join our team. In addition to being a "great place to work", we offer competitive wages and a great benefits package, including a 401(k). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Cheney Brothers, Inc. maintains a drug free workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer prohibiting discrimination and harassment, including, but not limited to, in hiring, on the basis of race, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, familial status, marital status, disability, military service, and any other legally protected status or class. *Above is not an all-inclusive list of requirements or qualifications.