Produce Sales & Marketing Specialist

Labatt Food Service; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Labatt Food Service is seeking a Produce Sales and Marketing Specialist to buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force. The role includes learning all aspects of the produce business, from sourcing to selling through a large customer base, and working with the Produce Manager to improve P&L performance.

The successful candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree, have strong communication and time management skills, and be proficient with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in RHIM, Marketing, or a business-related field.
• Food service and/or produce experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with food service directors, chefs, managers, and owners.
• Good time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force.
• Develop technical product knowledge from growing regions worldwide.
• Source product from manufacturers and brokers and sell through sales representatives.
• Develop and execute sales and marketing plans to grow produce lines for 3500+ customers.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in RHIM/Marketing/business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Date posted: Wednesday, September 2nd 2026

Labatt Food Service seeks a Produce Sales and Marketing Specialist to buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force. The position involves learning all aspects of the produce business, including technical product knowledge from growing regions all over the world, to sourcing product from manufacturers and brokers, to selling produce products through sales representatives on a large customer base. Position works directly with the Produce Manager and provides the opportunity to learn an entire business within a business, including separate P&L performance measurement. The position involves developing technical product expertise on all produce vendor lines. Sales and marketing plans are developed and executed to grow these lines through the existing 3500+ company customers.

The successful candidate should be college degreed in RHIM, Marketing, or a business-related field. Food service and/or produce experience preferred. Individual will need to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and with confidence to food service directors, chefs, managers, and owners through one-on-one meetings, presentations, and correspondence. Must work well with people and have good time management skills. Bachelor’s degree required. Microsoft Office expertise mandatory. Bilingual, English and Spanish, strongly preferred.