Food Service Distributor Sales Representative — Lake County, Ohio

Job overview

The Food Service Distributor Sales Representative role is onsite in Painesville, OH, serving the Lake County area. Starting base salary is $55,000–$70,000 per year, with commission-based income that can increase with sales. Maplevale Farms is a family-owned business. The representative maintains and grows existing foodservice accounts and opens new ones. Through customer visits, consultative selling, product demonstrations, order processing, and account follow-up, the role helps customers select products and supports sales growth across foodservice settings.

What you'll do

• Call on and maintain existing customers and open new accounts
• make weekly sales calls and build customer relationships
• offer and oversee product demonstrations with the corporate chef and specialists
• use consultative selling and company information
• maintain accounts receivable according to agreed terms
• match products to customer needs
• maintain account, quote, and menu records
• process orders on a tablet or laptop.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

food service sales

distributor sales

sales representative

lake county ohio

painesville oh

maplevale farms

full-time

customer accounts

new account development

product demonstrations

$55k–$70k per year

commission

foodservice

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Car and cell phone allowances, healthcare plan, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with employer contribution, profit sharing, paid holidays, paid vacation, inside sales support, and ongoing training.

Why this role

Commission structure; the posting says salary will eventually be on a commission basis.

About the employer

Maplevale Farms, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers. Sector: 42.