Top Benefits
About the role
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...
Position Overview
Act as the primary liaison between food service customers and Gordon Food Service, handling order management, delivery coordination, and relationship development in an assigned territory. Focus on expanding existing customer relationships and securing new business by promoting Gordon Food Service products and value-added solutions.
What We Offer:
- This is a commissioned role.
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
- FULL flex benefits program
- Company matching RRSP
- Advancement opportunities
- Profit Sharing
- 125+ years, family-owned and operated company history
- Employee appreciation events
- Family culture
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Order & Delivery Management: Manage orders from placement to delivery, addressing any issues along the way.
- Customer Acquisition & Growth: Pursue new customer opportunities, strengthen current relationships, and identify growth prospects.
- Consultative Sales: Serve as a food service advisor, providing system design guidance and GFS value-added solutions.
- Customer Education: Educate customers on product options, pricing, and availability, including providing samples.
- Account Management: Leverage CRM tools to manage customer data, oversee receivables, and conduct business reviews.
- Route & Performance Management: Achieve KPIs for route growth, apply negotiation strategies, and manage all aspects of the sales cycle.
- Industry Knowledge: Stay updated on industry trends, culinary networks, and customer-focused areas such as sales, profitability, and compliance.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years in sales or business roles, ideally with exposure to food service or preparation; or equivalent education, training, and experience.
- Strong customer focus with effective verbal communication skills.
- Strategic, innovative, and inquisitive, with high integrity.
- Goal-oriented, organized, adaptable, and open to coaching.
- Proven ability to meet sales targets, manage time and territory effectively, and adapt to program changes.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talentcanada@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
About Gordon Food Service
We’ve grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food service distributor in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897—being passionately committed to the people we serve. We believe in the power of good food—to bring people together and make moments special. Every product, every order, and every decision we make is inspired by the people on the other side of the plate.
We distribute to foodservice operators throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest regions of the U.S. and coast to coast in Canada.
Our company also operates more than 170 Gordon Food Service Stores, which are open to the public and provide the benefits of restaurant-quality products and friendly, knowledgeable service. Gordon Food Service Stores do not charge a membership fee.
Gordon Food Service Stores are the primary supplier for many small foodservice operators, including: restaurants, churches, daycare providers, caterers, event planners, and other small businesses.
We offer a broad range of employment opportunities throughout our corporate offices, distribution centers, and retail stores. We have a strong commitment to our employees and foster an environment that promotes internal growth, training, and career development opportunities.
Gordon Food Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Top Benefits
About the role
Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...
Position Overview
Act as the primary liaison between food service customers and Gordon Food Service, handling order management, delivery coordination, and relationship development in an assigned territory. Focus on expanding existing customer relationships and securing new business by promoting Gordon Food Service products and value-added solutions.
What We Offer:
- This is a commissioned role.
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
- FULL flex benefits program
- Company matching RRSP
- Advancement opportunities
- Profit Sharing
- 125+ years, family-owned and operated company history
- Employee appreciation events
- Family culture
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Order & Delivery Management: Manage orders from placement to delivery, addressing any issues along the way.
- Customer Acquisition & Growth: Pursue new customer opportunities, strengthen current relationships, and identify growth prospects.
- Consultative Sales: Serve as a food service advisor, providing system design guidance and GFS value-added solutions.
- Customer Education: Educate customers on product options, pricing, and availability, including providing samples.
- Account Management: Leverage CRM tools to manage customer data, oversee receivables, and conduct business reviews.
- Route & Performance Management: Achieve KPIs for route growth, apply negotiation strategies, and manage all aspects of the sales cycle.
- Industry Knowledge: Stay updated on industry trends, culinary networks, and customer-focused areas such as sales, profitability, and compliance.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years in sales or business roles, ideally with exposure to food service or preparation; or equivalent education, training, and experience.
- Strong customer focus with effective verbal communication skills.
- Strategic, innovative, and inquisitive, with high integrity.
- Goal-oriented, organized, adaptable, and open to coaching.
- Proven ability to meet sales targets, manage time and territory effectively, and adapt to program changes.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talentcanada@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.
About Gordon Food Service
We’ve grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food service distributor in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897—being passionately committed to the people we serve. We believe in the power of good food—to bring people together and make moments special. Every product, every order, and every decision we make is inspired by the people on the other side of the plate.
We distribute to foodservice operators throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest regions of the U.S. and coast to coast in Canada.
Our company also operates more than 170 Gordon Food Service Stores, which are open to the public and provide the benefits of restaurant-quality products and friendly, knowledgeable service. Gordon Food Service Stores do not charge a membership fee.
Gordon Food Service Stores are the primary supplier for many small foodservice operators, including: restaurants, churches, daycare providers, caterers, event planners, and other small businesses.
We offer a broad range of employment opportunities throughout our corporate offices, distribution centers, and retail stores. We have a strong commitment to our employees and foster an environment that promotes internal growth, training, and career development opportunities.
Gordon Food Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status.