Produce Sales & Marketing Specialist

Labatt Food Service; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Labatt Food Service seeks a Produce Sales and Marketing Specialist to buy and sell fresh produce through the company's sales force. The role involves learning all aspects of the produce business, developing technical product knowledge, and sourcing products from global vendors.

You will work with the Produce Manager and contribute to P&L performance for a large customer base of Labatt customers. The candidate should have a college degree in RHIM, Marketing, or business, with food service or

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Buy and sell fresh produce through Labatt's sales force.
• Develop and execute sales and marketing plans to grow produce lines across 3500+ customers.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Microsoft Office

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in RHIM/Marketing/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.