Produce Sales & Marketing Specialist

Labatt Food Service; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; 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, learning all aspects of the produce business from sourcing to selling to a large customer base.

The candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree in RHIM, Marketing, or a business field, be proficient in Microsoft Office, and be bilingual in English and Spanish. Experience in food service or produce is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in RHIM/Marketing or a business-related field is required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage food service directors, chefs, managers, and owners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required; bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force.
• Learn all aspects of the produce business from sourcing to selling to a large customer base.
• Develop and execute sales and marketing plans for produce vendor lines.
• Collaborate with Produce Manager and sales team to improve P&L performance.
• Build technical product knowledge from growing regions worldwide.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Time management

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's degree in RHIM/Marketing or business-related field

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.