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Area Business Development Manager - Massachusetts / New Hampshire / Maine

US Foods usfoods.com Open · verified Sep 24, 2026
5 Locations Full-time Manager Business Development

At a glance

Mid-level Business Development role at US Foods. 5 Locations · full-time · $75,000–$125,000 base.

SalaryStated by US Foods
$75,000 – $125,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleBusiness Development
SeniorityManager
Location5 Locations
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$75,000–$125,000
PostedMay 22, 2026 · 4mo ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Find and close new accounts through GPO partner programs across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine
  • Build the area pipeline, choose priority targets, and move prospects through each sales stage
  • Coordinate Finance, Operations, Merchandising, and Logistics around customer value and onboarding
  • Support account handoffs to Account Executives and Sales & Service Directors after onboarding
  • Use GPO selling methods, document activity, and help improve training effectiveness

What you bring

  • A related bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required
  • At least seven years of success winning new accounts or expanding existing-account penetration
  • Demonstrated new-business sales success through intermediary partners, preferably in foodservice
  • Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, follow-through, and closing ability

Who this fits

You’ll suit a senior new-business seller who can work through GPO intermediaries, navigate a matrix, and engage executives and internal sales teams. Frequent overnight travel is required, including for trainings, meetings, and company events. The role is an individual contributor with no direct reports and uses an area or home office environment.

From the employer

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

BASIC PURPOSE

The Area Business Development Manager will be responsible for prospecting and closing new account business within assigned Area. Focus will be on accounts signed up through our Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) partners (through intermediary). Will play an integral role in helping his/her assigned area achieve their growth objectives. Role will be expected to exceed his/her revenue and profit objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Promoting and selling products, services and solutions to potential customers through our GPO partner programs.

Produce new account revenue in line with current organization and individual targets and quotas for your particular Area.

Identify key targets in the Area and gain alignment with the RVP National Sales and Area VP, National Sales. Track and monitor pipeline and Business Development opportunities to successfully move customers though the sales cycle.

Identify and drive organizational alignment and resources to support value proposition and on-boarding of customers to include Finance, Operations, Merchandising and Logistics. Assist central on-boarding and Area team(s), as needed, to ensure successful transition of account to Account Executives and, as needed, Sales & Service Directors.

Attend training and embrace the sales process and selling techniques for the GPO programs, including documentation and reporting.

Be experts in the value propositions of all of our key GPO partners to help with the selling process and to ensure promises are within contractual boundaries.

Monitor and evaluate sales training programs, assess results and recommend enhancements as needed to ensure effectiveness of programs and delivery of revenue and profit objectives.

Assist RVP National Sales and Area VP, National Sales in development of sales objectives and strategies to ensure maximum profitability potential.

Frequent overnight travel required.
SUPERVISION

None


RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Direct contact with senior level staff and sales associates throughout the organization.

External: Executive level of potential customers.


QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training: Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent work experience required.

Related Experience: Minimum 7 years of success in selling new accounts or dramatically increasing penetration of existing accounts, preferably in foodservice industry. Must have prior demonstrated success in new business development sales through intermediaries. Overnight travel may be required to participate in trainings, meetings, or other company events.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to successfully build relationships internally and externally. Must have the ability to leverage relations to achieve business goals and work in a matrix environment. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills as well as organizational skills and strong follow through. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products is a plus. Ability to work under pressure meeting deadlines. Ability to closely follow a consistent sales methodology, as well as a personal track record for closing sales.

Physical Requirements:

Area or home office environment.

This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.​

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between

$75,000 - $125,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

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