Job Description:
Sato & Company is a vertically integrated produce company offering a full spectrum of products and services. Our mission is simple: Provide the finest quality product, service and value.
We have an immediate opening for an experienced and motivated Sales Representative to join our team in Los Angeles, California. The role and responsibility of the Sales Representative is to sell and solicit offers to new and existing clients, as well as customer prospecting and solicitation of new business.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Expand sales to existing clients, while building and maintaining client relationships.
- Seek to improve sales revenue in line with established sales targets.
- Provide sales support and superior customer service to existing customers, while also acquiring new clientele.
- Proactively create opportunities for additional sales with new and existing customers.
- Deliver presentations to customers and principals.
- Prepare weekly sales and call reports.
- Maintaining complete and accurate records of all sales and customers.
- Process, update and track sales orders.
- Establish and maintain relationships with customer.
- Manage logistics of produce shipping areas with customer need.
- Answer phones and handle calls with a professional demeanor.
- Handle customer service situations with calm and professionalism.
- Maintain and develop working relationships with the team.
Qualifications:
- Prior produce sales experience, a must.
- Produce experience and proven success in produce industry.
- Computer proficiency.
- Excellent customer service.
- Critical thinker with strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Must be a self-starter and team player.
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Punctual and reliable.
- Willingness/flexibility with work schedule.
- Must be able to sell on value.
- Must exhibit high integrity and ethics.
