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Works closely with the division departments, particularly purchasing and category management, to support efforts with vendors and suppliers to communicate important information.\nOur Product Sales Support Administrators start at $28 per hour.\nSchedule & Location\nMonday- Friday I 7:30AM- 4:30PM | Aurora, IL.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nAct as the central point of contact for Area hub and market DCs for all internal sales inquiries related to product, specifications, availability, scheduling, and substitutions.\n Resolve external customer and internal sales questions in a timely manner, typically by phone, email, text or other necessary means either by determining answer on own or escalating to appropriate division / regional resources or external vendors, as required.\nBecome subject matter expert in US Foods systems and tools to quickly and accurately answer inquiries including, but not limited to Prism, SmartDock, PIM/EPS.\nExecute sample policy to obtain samples for customers and/or Territory Managers\nDevelop and maintain current knowledge and resources to be able to answer questions regarding, but not limited to product availability, delivery schedule, broker contact and line information, product information and specification, product selection and substitutes.\nPrioritize requests based on urgency and customer status.\nDevelop broker and vendor contacts along with using internal resource pool to independently address and follow up on sales inquiries.\nDevelop product category knowledge in order to suggest substitute product when necessary.\nManage Beverage & Chemical Equipment services and requests for the Area\nPlace equipment orders with vendors\nTrack and monitor sales for performance against established metrics to assure usage is to par levels, taking corrective measures where needed\nIdentify areas for potential beverage and chemical growth and analyze impact of proposed equipment changes\nAbility to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing\nSUPERVISION\nNone\nQUALIFICATIONS\nEducation/Training: College degree or equivalent distribution or food service supply chain experience required.\nRelated Experience: Minimum 2 years of purchasing, merchandising, sales or customer service experience is required, preferably in a foodservice distribution environment. 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