Culinary Specialist - Vancouver, Canada - Sysco

Sysco

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Role:

The Culinary Specialist will be an ambassador for Sysco's customer resource programs, showcasing fresh and innovative products & solutions including Sysco brand and will leverage all opportunities to close the sale with customers.

You will prioritize time, targets, and team selling efforts based on market insights and data analytics.

The incumbent will be a resource for both internal and external culinary sessions, customer & industry events, workshops, and trainings.

Role Responsibilities:

Develop and execute targeted culinary strategies to achieve individual and region business goals, delivering market share growth with current and prospective customers across all product categories, specialty segments, and our Sysco brand
Coordinate with Director of Business Resources, leveraging data to identify top opportunities for business reviews
Collaborate with sales team to clearly identify customer challenges, needs, or opportunities and deliver creative and productive solutions to help grow customer business and loyalty to Sysco
Track activities and results, collaborate on opportunities, and champion the team selling process through use of Salesforce (Sysco's CRM tool)
Leverage sampling in a solutionsoriented manner to close sales
Be informed of market conditions, industry trends & product innovations, share information with customers as part of valueadded services provided
Facilitate internal/external food shows, catering, and event planning activities
Assist with employee training by working with sales to facilitate training sessions and complete demonstrations
Manage all operations of the test kitchen/culinary center including sanitation, product rotation, sanitation and upkeep of equipment, displays and the general appearance of the culinary facility.
Enable and execute menu planning services
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements:

Minimum of five (5+) years of Foodservice management or equivalent combination including a minimum of three (3) years in Culinary Leadership role.
Completion of postsecondary education, Minimum: Red Seal Chef with preferred Diploma in Culinary Management or Restaurant Management
Strong financial acumen and ability to properly plan and execute business plans
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with and influence other.
Proactive and selfdirected, with the ability to structure a weekly schedule to be successful
Demonstrated ability to deliver against deadlines and produce highquality results
Strong business and restaurant operations acumen
Proficient in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)