Gordon Food Service is Looking For Coordinator, Remote Accommodations Sale at Edmonton, AB Full Time

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…

Schedule: Sunday- Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM or as operational requirements

Position Summary:
Responsible for maintaining workforce customers and providing account maintenance primarily to camps located throughout Western Canada. The Remote Accommodations Coordinator will liaise with operations and transportation departments as required to ensure customer satisfaction with products and services.

Essential Functions:
Communication – Collaborating with other departments to meet all customer needs, participating in general sales meetings, promotions and food shows.

Continuous Learning – Keeping up to date with product offerings, market trends and customer needs. Participate in general sales training sessions and vendor/category lead presentations.

Customer Relationship Management – Build and foster customer relationships. Collaborate with customers to solve problems, grow territory profitability and facilitate customer ordering, credit payments, and product orders.

Administration – Ensure that all documents (contracts, s) and record keeping are up-to-date and accurate as well as in compliance with governmental and contractual requirements.

Other duties may be assigned, from time-to-time by Immediate Supervisor.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Presentation Skills – Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group processes during the presentation.

Business Acumen – Knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; talks and acts with customers in mind.

Organizing – Can marshal resources (people, funding, material and support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.

Action Oriented – Enjoys hard work; is action oriented and full of energy for the things that he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes opportunities.

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.