Sales Account Executive - Senior Living - SAGE Dining Services

At SAGE Dining Services®, we are a leading provider of high-quality, sustainable, and nutritious food services for educational institutions. Our mission is to create exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses, inspire minds and foster community to our students, faculty, and staff. We are seeking a dynamic and driven Sales Representative to join our team and sell our tailored dining approach to independent senior living communities across the United States.

As a Sales Representative, you will be responsible for promoting and selling our food service solutions, catering services, and specialized dining options, to key decision-makers within the senior setting. This is a target-driven role where you will work closely with the senior living sector to understand their needs and offer tailored solutions that enhance their dining experiences. We are seeking an entrepreneurial minded individual who can work autonomously and drive results in a new market.

You would be joining an amazing company! SAGE's accolades last year include the Daily Record's

Empowering Women Award

and Maryland's

Most Admired CEO Award

as well as

Newsweek's List of America's Greatest Workplaces 2024.

In 2022, SAGE was recognized as the Food Service Operator of the year by the International Food Service Manufacturers Association, otherwise known as the Silver Plate award.

If you are interested in a challenge, boasting 35 years of SAGE's expertise in quality food, great people, transparency in all things, fabulous community engagement and a company that cares about you, then apply today.

Preference will be given to individuals residing in or around target market areas.

What you'll get:

• Competitive salary and benefit package, including matching 401(k), with uncapped commission potential.
• Team of talented writers/editors to aid in the RFP process.
• Effective and prolific creative marketing team that collaboratively raises the bar with fresh ideas to meet your needs in the sales process.
• Paid vacation and holidays.

What you'll do:

• Maintaining a thorough understanding of The SAGE Way and adapting it to address the specific needs of senior living communities.
• Collaborating with Operations and Strategy leaders to identify and implement enhancements in the senior living division.
• Proactively recommending adjustments to the SAGE Hospitality program based on feedback from senior living clients.
• Marketing and expanding SAGE's brand recognition in the senior living market through targeted mailings, site visits, and trade show participation.

What you'll need:

• Proven sales experience in the senior living field.
• Familiarity with culinary trends, techniques, and topics, especially those relevant to senior dining preferences.
• Strong, demonstrated communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated planning and organizational proficiency.
• High energy, positive attitude, and superior ethics.
• Computer literacy: internet, spreadsheets, word processing, and Salesforce.
• Experience and proficiency in public speaking.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively.
• Strong leadership abilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work autonomously and drive results in a new market.

About SAGE

SAGE embraces the uniqueness of everyone in our family: Team Members, suppliers, guests, and client communities. Our diversity fuels our innovation, which drives our growth. Every voice matters.

Guided by our founding principles of respect and partnership, we offer fulfilling careers for Team Members, market access for small local suppliers, and a joyful celebration of inclusiveness and multiculturalism through the fresh, authentic, and yummy foods we serve.

Positions at SAGE provide competitive wages and benefits, with hours that offer a better work-life balance than those at a restaurant. We create careers, not just jobs, with significant opportunity for growth and promotion. Team Members learn SAGE Standards and enhance their skill set through extensive training in food safety, allergen awareness, and preventing eating disorders.

SAGE has enjoyed steady, organic growth for the past 30 years, and we now serve independent schools and private colleges across North America. We continue to grow and raise the bar in food service for the educational market to create exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses, inspire minds, and foster community. Come, rise with us!

This job advertisement should not be misconstrued as an offer of employment or a comprehensive listing of position responsibilities/expectations.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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