Account Sales Executive (Tucson Area)

Description

no solicitation or temp agencies

Job Status:  Open Job Post -  

All applicants must have completed the entire application in order to be considered and interviewed.

Vision/Medical/Dental/Paid time off/ Retirement (401K company match %)

Potential 90-day performance - based raise 

JOIN OUR FAMILY

Do you have a passion for service? Are you looking for a new career in the food industry? Do you enjoy making a difference feeding our community? Then a job with Peddler's Son may be just right for you.

Being a Peddler's Son employee is about doing all that it takes to service our customers and bring them the highest quality food and goods to help feed our communities tables. 

Job Summary:

Peddler's Son is seeking an individual who has food sales experience,  to coordinate the activities  of produce sales to insure satisfactory sales and profits for the company.  Addressing the needs and ensuring the satisfaction of our customers as well.  This includes assigned customers, as well as the accounts of other company salespersons.   

Responsibilities:

• Daily Local travel is required
• Maintain a sound working knowledge of all markets and growing conditions
• Make presentations of profitable  programs to potential and existing customers
• Notify and assist  buyers, operations and sales support persons by communication of customer's  needs and preferences 
• Maintain effective, professional relationships with restaurant owners, retailers, vendors, and fellow employees
• Organize and aid with special sales and promotions 
• Participate in special projects deemed necessary to the operations and well-being of the company
• Responsible for individual accounts sales and gross profits 
• Make sure all orders are submitted before the scheduled cut off times  
• Responsible for processing and turning in credit memos, and other job related paperwork within the set time lines. 
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly reviews with the Credit Department to ensure accounts are within terms.
• Maintain a profile on all accounts to include order guides, statements periodicals and overall reporting. Verify pricing information to ensure correctness.
• Attend Sales Meetings, Training Sessions, Food Shows, and Conferences as deemed necessary by Management and Customer requirements.
• Abide by all the safety-training guidelines and operate within SOP stated in the Peddler's Son Safety Manual.

Qualifications

• 1 years of work experience in food sales  ( will consider 2 years experience as a chef)
• Must have thorough knowledge and expertise of produce  commodities  and be capable of providing  expert consulting  to current and potential  customers
• Excellent  interpersonal human relations emotional intelligence and teaming skills 
• Accuracy with paperwork figures with high attention to detail 
• Excellent follow-through 
• The ability to work well independently  and be self driven 

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15-20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Salary : $45,000 - $55,000