Forsyth Seafood Market & Cafe in Winston Salem, NC is looking for one wholesale manager (fresh seafood department) to join our 18 person strong team. We are located on 108 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.. Our ideal candidate is self-driven, punctual, and hard-working.

This is a new position that our company is excited to develop. As the wholesale Manager, you will be responsible for builidng and growing the wholesale accounts within our fresh seafood market department of our company. The manager will visit & meet with local restaurants & chef teams; with the overall responsibility of developing and implementing effective sales and marketing strategies to drive wholesale customer retention and satisfaction, while expanding our company’s market-share across all fresh seafood sectors. We are looking for someone with at least 2 years of sales experience in food services and at least 4 years of seafood wholesale market/industry experience.

Ideal candidates will enjoy taking on new challenges, developing and growing the customer portfolio & team, and love interacting with people. This is a great opportunity to join a small woman owned business, that offers flexible hours and potential for growing great benefits.

Responsibilities:

Development & Maintenance of wholesale accounts

Developing account leads with restaurants, chefs, & culinary professionals

Aggregate and communicate regional culinary and ingredient trends

Creating effective pitches that represent the company in a great light

Effective client rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships

Responsible for quarterly account targets

This job will require local travel on a weekly basis

Qualifications:

Strong fish butchering & fabricating knowledge

Must be local to the Piedmont Triad area

Dependable personal transportation

Culinary creativity

Requires at least 4 years of culinary experience

At least 2 years experience in a sales role preferred

Requires a culinary degree or equivalent experience

Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession

Requires oral, reading, and written communication skills

ServSafe certification and/or food safety knowledge required

Strong catering/ restaurant experience encouraged

This job profile does not contain a comprehensive listing of all required activities, duties, or responsibilities. Job duties, responsibilities and activities may change.

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Thank you.

Available shifts and compensation: Available shifts on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Compensation depends on your experience.

About Forsyth Seafood Market & Cafe: Forsyth Seafood Market & Cafe is looking for an individual to join our team. Our ideal candidate is self-driven, motivated and trustworthy.

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