Business Development Representative

General Parts Group is looking for an Experienced Business Development Representative with a strong preference for candidates with food service industry experience. The role focuses on generating meetings through personalized outreach and understanding the unique challenges faced by food service buyers.ResponsibilitiesProspect into restaurants, operators, and distributorsBuild pipeline through cold calls, email, and targeted outreachSpeak to real problems — downtime, cost, reliabilityBook qualified meetings and create clean handoffsRun a disciplined, organized CRM processSkillsExperience as a Business Development RepresentativeFood Service Industry ExperienceAbility to generate meetingsConsistency when prospects go quietAbility to handle rejection without losing momentumAbility to take coaching and apply it quicklyAbility to prospect into restaurants, operators, and distributorsAbility to build pipeline through cold calls, email, and targeted outreachAbility to speak to real problems — downtime, cost, reliabilityAbility to book qualified meetings and create clean handoffsAbility to run a disciplined, organized CRM processUnderstanding of how food service buyers thinkAbility to personalize outreach instead of relying on scriptsAbility to treat CRM as a performance toolOwnership of pipeline and resultsSold into food serviceWorked in food service and moved into salesCompany OverviewFounded in 1939, General Parts Group distributes parts and provides service for over 60,000 customers and 400 manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment. It was founded in 1939, and is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, US, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://generalparts.com.