District Sales Representative - New Orleans

District Sales Representative - New Orleans

As the manufacturer of Dart and Solo brand products, Dart Container is an industry leading single-use food and beverage packaging company. With 15,000 employees and 40+ locations worldwide, Dart offers more than 4,000 products used every day in restaurants, hospitals, schools and homes around the globe.

Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, profit-sharing retirement plan, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more. Are you ready to join a company who delivers excellence? Dart is a leader in our industry; and you can help make a difference every day. As a privately held company owned by the Dart family, we pride ourselves on our employees who are, and can be, the key to Dart's long term success.

We are seeking a dynamic, results-driven outside sales representative to represent two iconic brands Dart and SOLO products. As a manufacturer's representative, you will generate sales by calling on an established network of distributors as well as prospect for new business by calling on end-users (e.g. hospitals, universities, restaurants) in an assigned territory which includes the New Orleans area. Aside from making daily sales calls, you will also:

• Collaborate with co-workers in a professional manner that leads to harmony and greater productivity in the company and department/division.
• Analyze customer and business inquiries and opportunities, and negotiate alternative solutions in areas of service, quality, pricing, and representation.
• Link together or bridge different aspects of customers and marketplace to identify needs, motive, and solutions.
• Actively secure and report market and competitive information as it relates to the current activity of selling Dart products.
• Systematically resolve customer inquiries in areas of service, quality, and pricing.
• Document account information in a CRM system as needed and attend occasional tradeshows, meetings, and other events.

Culture of belonging, corporate business hours working out of your home office, top notch training program, including product knowledge, and selling skills, opportunity for a long-term career path, tuition reimbursement, retirement savings through company 401K program, competitive base salary with 20% annual bonus, vehicle allowance, amazing colleagues to work with and learn from, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability and wellness benefits.

Bachelor's degree with 3 years of outside sales experience to food service, paper distributor, or relatable field including selling a product/service to a customer/business. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Ideal candidate should reside within an hour of New Orleans. Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Prefer experience with CRM software tools such as Salesforce.