Job Description:
Do you have produce sales experience?
Are you looking for a family oriented company that takes pride in their work and roots?
Look no further! You’ll find this and more at Freshway Produce Inc.!
We have an opening on our team for a motivated and energetic Junior Sales Executive in sunny Miami, FL!
As the Junior Sales Executive, you are responsible for developing strong business relationships by providing outstanding sales efforts that result into a top rate customer service experience for our existing and new client. Consequently, this will assist the company to reach sales budget goals as well as expand/diversify customer base.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or relevant industry experience.
- At least two years of sales experience in the produce industry. Knowledge or retail, wholesale and produce industries.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
- A/R experience would be a plus.
- Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques and sales control systems.
- Customer service. Courteous on the phone. Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
- Analytical and detail with his/her work.
- Very effective organizational skills. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Multitask and problem solver.
- Ability to work flexible days/hours (M-F and Sat AM hours).
Responsibilities & Duties:
Sales:
- Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships with existing customers.
- Provide timely delivery of solutions to customers’ needs.
- Generate new customer leads by researching internet/Bluebook/Redbook/PMA/Import data bases
- Make daily calls and generate sales to existing and new portfolio of clients in different territories.
- Assist Sales Manager researching market prices and trends
- Assist clients in selecting products best suited to their needs.
- Develops effective proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
- Coordinate sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting, logistics and technical service groups.
- Timing at sales with retail clients.
- Work with other members of the sales team.
- Track all customer orders from start to finish.
- Assist accounts payable when needed regarding collect payments with customers.
Administrative:
- Answering the phone courteously.
- Update CRM software (Highrise) with daily communications with customers.
- Enter claims in the system, and assist sales staff with information gathering, as well as reports to ensure that claims are finalized within 10 days.
- Send confirmation of sale to customers through the system.
- Other duties as assigned.
