National Sales Assistant OOJ - 33016

National Sales Assistant

A national sales assistant works to support sales efforts for a company's national accounts. Their responsibilities may include generating leads, nurturing existing clients, and analyzing sales data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Excel report creation and weekly updates to supplier pivot tables
• Sales analysis and forecasting
• Power point decks for sales presentations to airline customers and marketing presentations to principals
• Support completing customer bids
• Monthly sales and activity reporting to the Company owner
• Creation of a monthly enews letter to customers
• Overall responsibility for all tasks associated with the annual trade show including managing key contact lists and customer invites, booth graphics and maintenance of all booth materials
• Manage ongoing updates to the airline industry overview deck presented to our principals, including all charts and graphs
• Ad hoc projects and analysis as needed

EXPECTATIONS

• Must possess a strong level of curiosity and aptitude toward learning new tasks
• Quickly develop a working knowledge of our Business Partners and product portfolios to be able to assist with background research to answer airline customer bids
• Quickly develop a comprehensive understanding of our internal reporting system to handle new principals/customers, product set-ups, commission rates, and price changes as needed
• Professionally interact with Business Partners and Distributors as assigned
• Develop creative and content materials for monthly eNews and other presentations
• Interact with other Sales team members on specific assignments
• Interact with the Customer Service team and aid as needed
• Ability to interact with all levels of management
• Ability to occasionally travel

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree or experience equivalent
• Minimum 3 years in a professional environment
• Must be able to work with limited supervision and be a self-starter
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills required
• Must live in the greater Dallas area

Why is This a Great Opportunity

This thriving company is about to turn 50 years old, its expertise is to bridge the gap between the unique requirements of airlines' in-flight food and beverage programs and the manufacturers who can supply those products. They are 100% focused on the airline channel and pride themselves on being able to seamlessly match airlines' needs with the quality products they have available. Working with some of the largest most well-known Fortune 50 companies coupled with the top commercial airlines, this is a fantastic opportunity!

If you are enthusiastic about the food industry, excel in communication, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!