Are you a highly organized problem solver with strong communication skills who takes pride in their work and loves wearing many hats? Great opportunity for the right candidate!
Located in a suburb west of Portland, Oregon, we have been a supplier of fresh and frozen berries to the U.S. for over 70 years and an exporter of berries into Japan and other parts of Asia for over 30 years. We promote work in a safe, respectful, ethical environment and are looking for long-term team players to grow with us. Great Benefits: Health/Dental Insurance and considerable PTO plan. Generous flextime is offered from October through March each year.
If you are a team player who is willing to work intensely April through September each year, have a positive “can-do” attitude, AND are ready to contribute to our company goal of being the berry industry leader by focusing on quality, delivering on superior products with excellent customer satisfaction, and setting the standards with integrity, honesty, and reliability, WE WANT TO TALK WITH YOU!
Apply now to be part of our team!
$80K-$90K Total Compensation, including Quality/Performance Bonus, DOE
All candidates must provide resume, cover letter, and references as a single document.
- 3 years’ customer service/account management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably with Business or Agricultural focus, or equivalent experience.
- Highly organized with strong relationship-building skills, coordination, and follow through.
- Strong communication skills including outstanding writing and phone skills.
- Must be willing to work long hours April through September each year with generous flextime October through March.
- Basic Excel skills.
- Experience/exposure in the Freight Forwarding and/or shipping for export industry a plus.
- Experience/exposure in the Fruit industry or Perishables industry a plus.
- Speak and understand Vietnamese, Korean, and/or Japanese a plus.
- Willing to travel overseas once a year and attend annual industry conferences.
- Experience/exposure in family-owned and/or small business climate.
- Professional, dependable, principled, and honest with a strong and diligent work ethic.
- Collaborative team player willing to learn and go “above and beyond.”
- Must pass background and reference check.
- Accountable for deadline-driven execution of pre-sales support throughout the sales cycle, including development and implementation of sales strategies.
- Work directly with customers on programs and volumes, ensuring each receives orders, paperwork, and all accompanying paperwork for shipments.
- Be available to receive orders and troubleshoot problems with shipments/orders 24/7 during harvest season (April through September.)
- Establish pricing.
- Order all materials.
- Coordinate all shipments. Oversee packing, quality, and labeling to ensure suitability for each specific customer.
- Understand international markets purchasing and quality standards for each destination and each specific customer. Be familiar with each country’s culture.
- Have or be willing to have a strong knowledge of blueberries – varieties, growing specifics, picking differences, storage environments, etc.
- Build strong relationships with freight forwarders.
- Travel overseas once a year (generally in April) and attend annual industry conferences.
