More than 40 years ago, Steve Taft and Norman Traner met in the Los Angeles Fruit Market where they were both selling locally sourced fruit. They shared a common belief in organic, non-chemical farming and decided to join forces and created a company that reflected their common belief called Eco Farms. Today, Eco Farms is a respected grower, packer and distributor of fresh avocados and citrus and is located in Temecula, California – 60 miles from San Diego. In addition to its own groves, Eco Farms works with partners in Chile, Mexico and Peru to source premium produce for supply to retailers, wholesalers and foodservice operators in the North American market. In August 2014, Eco Farms entered into a partnership with Total Produce.
We are currently looking for a Sales Assistant to join our team in Temecula, CA.
As a Sales Assistant your primary responsibility is to assist the sales department and ensure that all sales are being completed in a timely manner.
The ideal candidate will have excellent computer and organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines, and excellent attention to detail.
A successful Sales Assistant will have the opportunity to advance into a sales position.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sales or Marketing.
- Exposure to the produce/agricultural industry.
- Ability to work well and contribute positively in a team environment.
- Must be dependable, team-oriented, and a self-starter with a “whatever it takes” attitude.
- Promotes a customer-focused culture.
- Ability to handle a multitude of responsibilities in a fast-paced office environment, to set priority and meet deadlines.
- Excellent computer skills - Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong communication skills – both verbal and written.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Assist sales personnel in entering, updating and closing sales orders and work orders.
- With guidance from sales personnel work effectively to resolve issues and disputes regarding inventory, shipping and transportation, and customer sales.
- Initialize and enter trouble files in the system, as well as enter comments and credit notes to then be processed by Accounting.
- Assist in maintaining product inventory for specific locations as assigned, and contact storage locations to resolve issues as necessary.
