Area Manager Center of the Plate Specialist
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Company Description:
PFG Specialty is a family of premium, protein-focused companies, dedicated to delivering the highest-quality products and services to discerning restaurants. Operating independently in New England and Florida, the Specialty companies offer the expertise of local craftspeople, backed by decades of experience in the foodservice industry:
- T.F. Kinnealey & Co, Inc. is New England's premier meat company. Since 1939, they have been providing unsurpassed value to New England's finest restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and more.
- Founded in 1976, Larry Kline Wholesale Meats & Provisions provides high-quality products and services to premier restaurants, hotels, and country clubs throughout Florida and the Caribbean.
- Located in Orlando, Bar Harbor Seafood has become one of Central Florida's premier seafood distributors. They carry more than a hundred fresh and live species of seafood and 300 varieties of frozen and specialty products.
Job Description: We Deliver the Goods: • Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more • Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system • Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect Position Purpose:
Responsible for promoting sales in center-of-the-plate (COP) category and working with vendors to obtain the lowest cost of goods available for the required quality of product. Understands the changes in market conditions and the impact on cost of COP products. May be responsible for procurement of COP products, which requires making purchasing decisions and leverage buys based on tonnage, either by individual OpCo or groups of OpCos. Supports sales team through demonstration and education on COP products. Functions as a team member within the department and cross-functions, as required, and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company.
Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Obtain optimum cost of goods sold by leveraging purchasing based on tonnage
- Building relationships with suppliers, sales, OpCo staff, and customers.
- Support sales by providing education, training and demonstration of COP items, as necessary.
- Communicate negotiated deals broadly to take full advantage.
- Negotiate pricing and purchasing deals with vendors/suppliers.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits: Click Here for Benefits Information
Qualifications: High School Diploma or Equivalent
1-2 Years of experience in sales/marketing, business, or related area within foodservice industry.
Previous Center of Plate (COP) experience.
Preferred qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Sales/marketing, business or related area.
2-4 Years of experience in sales/marketing, business, or related area within foodservice industry.
Previous Center of Plate (COP) and Beef experience.
EEO Statement: Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy ; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement ; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement .
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Posted 19 Oct 2026 · checked 31 Oct 2026 · Report this job