Job Description:
Produce professionals, are you looking to make an impact at a growing Washington State fresh produce distributor, dedicated to delivering the freshest fruits and vegetables to customers and consumers nationwide? If so, our team has an exciting opportunity for you to implement your relationship building, customer acquisition, and strong sales and marketing skills in a fun, energetic, collaborative and fast-paced environment.
Pacificpro offers a unique and rewarding position within an innovative and rapidly expanding company and service organization with a fun and motivated team. We offer:
- A highly competitive salary
- Generous commission rates
- Opportunity for bonuses
- Great benefits package (PTO, 401k and health insurance)
- Opportunity for professional growth
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Build and manage a portfolio of fresh produce retail, wholesale and foodservice customers domestically and internationally
- Warm call marketing to a vast network of produce companies (some leads / pipeline provided)
- Proactively market via phone supplemented with email correspondence
- Negotiate pricing and terms with prospects, clients and vendors
- Willingness to work with and meet quarterly metrics
- Support the development, implementation and help drive the global marketing plan
- Work with Windows 7 OS, utilizing QuickBooks & Office 2010 amongst others
- Favorably manage vendor and client relationships
- Closely monitor the market and advise leadership on market conditions
- Minimal travel to attend industry trade conferences, customer food shows, etc.
Ideal Candidate:
- 2+ years of produce industry sales experience
- An existing book of business and pipeline of retailers, wholesale and foodservice customers
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent inside sales experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to thrive in team oriented business process
- Ability to meet and exceed sales goals/quotas
- Windows 7 computer competency with experience using MS Office 2010
- Tenacity to learn and adapt quickly in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work independently and accept guidance & direction as needed
- Exceptional phone and general customer service skills
- Uncompromising attention to detail
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to adjust to changing situations in a flexible manner