A&A Organic Farms, Corp. a Watsonville, CA based organic grower sales agent and broker of organic fresh fruits and vegetables. We market and represent organic farms produce from locally and beyond, selling their produce at a sustainable price for their hard work.
Our company culture is young and fun and at the same time driven and disciplined.
We offer a multitude of benefits, including: health, dental, vision and life insurance plans with employer contributions. We have paid holidays and paid personal time off along with retirement IRA plans that includes employer contribution and we offer a competitive wage and a great sales commission program.
Are you driven by success, with a passion for teamwork and excellent customer service? If the answer is YES, an inside sales position at our Watsonville office is available.
The Produce Sales Representative is responsible, goal oriented, highly motivated individual who is organized, self-disciplined and confident in seeking to beat sales quotas and earn top dollar.
- Have a track record of meeting and exceeding monthly sales quotas.
- Have a minimum of 2 years previous experience in organic agricultural sales and marketing; bringing your own customer base, with an expectation to seek out new customers.
- Be proficient with PC computers, with experience in working with Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Excel and Word. (Experience in Shippers Office Ag accounting program is a plus.)
- Maintain excellent phone skills, with a fun, professional attitude to build customer relationships for a loyal following.
- Be efficient in paper work with close attention to detail.
- A knowledge of basic math skills required.
- Be a passionate individual who is dedicated and devoted to learn and enjoy every aspect in this industry.
- Requires occasional travel to visit customers and work at industry trade shows.
- Always demonstrate and model a high degree of honesty, integrity and personal character.
- Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.
Office hours are Monday thru Friday 6:30 am to 3:30 pm with some on call duty required.
Some Saturday work required in peak season as necessary.
- Manage and sell perishable inventory from our warehouse locations in 4 regions.
- Meet and exceed sales quota.
- Broker Sales: identify opportunities with growers outside our network and connect to A&A customers.
- Maintain and develop customer relations on a daily basis, be prepared to grow the business!
- Manage a dynamic set of customer needs in a fast paced environment, overseeing product orders from loading to receiving.
- Maintain expectations with respect to gross profit, margin and monthly sales quotas.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrate a high degree of honesty and integrity.
The perfect candidate must be punctual, reliable, well organized, analytical, creative and results orientated. You must be able to work in a fast paced and challenging environment while maintaining your composure. Strong candidates possess a strong knowledge of fresh organic produce sales, brokering and marketing.
Qualified applications apply today with your resume and a cover letter telling us why you are perfect for this job.
