Retail Sales Associate at Culinary Depot – Lakewood, New Jersey

Culinary Depot is hiring a sales-driven Retail Sales Associate for our Lakewood store. This is not a passive retail role. The primary focus is outbound calling, prospecting, and converting leads into sales. If you have real sales experience and love the thrill of closing deals, this is the role for you.

Big plus: Spanish-speaking.

• Make outbound calls to past customers, warm leads, and prospects

• Prospect new business via phone outreach

• Handle inbound store calls and convert them into sales

• Follow up on inquiries, quotes, and abandoned opportunities

• Qualify customer needs and recommend appropriate products

• Drive repeat and incremental business through consistent follow-up

• Log activity and notes in internal systems

• Support in-store operations as needed

• Prior sales experience required (inside sales, retail sales, or outbound sales)

• Proven experience with cold calling and prospecting

• Comfortable handling objections and rejection

• Clear, confident phone presence

• Results-oriented and self-motivated

• Spanish speaking a plus

• Reliable, professional, and organized

• Competitive hourly base with performance-based upside

• Full-time schedule available

• Health insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k) for eligible employees

• Advancement opportunities for strong performers

If you’ve done outbound calling, know how to prospect, and want a store-based sales role where your effort drives results, we want to hear from you.

We hold high standards and support our team accordingly.

• Competitive compensation with performance-based reviews

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid Time Off plus paid holidays

• Hands-on training, mentorship, and internal growth opportunities