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JOB FILLED - Sales Coordinator

Job Description: 

Fresh Opportunity! Pennsylvania fresh market apple packer and shipper is hiring for a sales team member position.

What's the job? As a Sales Coordinator, you'll support an all-star team in every piece of the sales process puzzle, including transportation logistics. You’ll be executing the many tasks necessary to guide a customer’s order from initial request to successful delivery at the customer’s facility. As a member of our team, you will learn the process of marketing and selling a fresh apple crop. This includes where we grow our apples and the apple’s journey from farm to table. You'll be mentored by some of the best in the business and will have room for growth.

Who are we looking for? Rice Fruit Company is a family run business. We work hard, we spend a lot of time together and our ideal candidate will bring a positive outlook and friendly personality to our open-plan office. You are a problem solver with finely tuned communication skills, both written and verbal. You enjoy marshaling a collection of details into a coherent picture and action plan and then checking off the to do items in that action plan. Your enthusiasm for providing superb customer service will enhance both internal and external business relationships.

Education: We are looking for someone who is comfortable working within computer programs, including knowledge of Excel (pivot table knowledge is excellent), Word, Outlook and Microsoft Teams. Experience in a produce environment and/or transportation and logistics is a huge plus. A college degree or certificate is not required. We are willing to train the right person for this job.

Flexibility: Mother Nature waits for no one and once the apple crop starts to be harvested, the fun really begins. The right person will be okay with working a bit later on designated evenings and participating in a rotating weekend schedule.

Detailed: We track our apples from the spring bloom to their delivery at our customers’ door, so our computer systems are detailed treasure troves of information. The ideal candidate would be thrilled to learn a new ERP system and how to move fresh apples through our sales programs and within our database.

Desired Skills: You like to stay organized? Love it. Detail oriented and punctual? Excellent. Do you like a fast-paced environment and a good hustle? We're here for it. We are looking for a highly collaborative team player who is ready to learn and grow.

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Vaccination Status: Rice Fruit Company does not currently have a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, but we will be subject to pending federal regulation regarding employee vaccination and may institute a vaccine mandate in the future.

Salary range: This is a salaried position with benefits. This position starts at an annual salary of $43,000 per year, but job offer will be commensurate with previous experience.

Why work for Rice Fruit Company? Rice Fruit Company is a community of families working together to feed people one of nature's most simple and perfect fruits. We collaborate with over 40 farm families to procure apples from local orchards within Pennsylvania and New York. We're one of the largest packing operations on the East Coast and have been in the business for over 100 years. We're knowledgeable, we're passionate and we want to continue doing what we love for another 100 years. We're in it for the long haul and we want to hire someone that's looking to become an integral part of our team. We take great pride in providing an encouraging environment that values each individual’s contributions.

Does this sound like a position that may be a fit for your talents and abilities? If so, please apply and include the following REQUIRED documents:

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Resume

Within your cover letter, please tell us about yourself. Why do you think this job would be a good fit for you? What interests you about becoming part of our business? Do you like long, scenic walks through orchard country? We want to know.

Rice Fruit Company is an equal opportunity employer.

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