Produce Sales & Marketing Specialist

Labatt Food Service; New Mexico; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Labatt Food Service seeks a Produce Sales and Marketing Specialist in New Mexico to buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force, learning all aspects of the business from growing-region knowledge to sourcing from manufacturers and brokers and selling to a large customer base.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree (RHIM, Marketing or business-related) and strong Microsoft Office skills, with bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in RHIM, Marketing or business-related field.
• Food service and/or produce experience preferred.
• Microsoft Office expertise mandatory.
• Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively to food service directors, chefs, managers, and owners.

Responsibilities

• Buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force.
• Learn all aspects of the produce business including sourcing from manufacturers and brokers.
• Sell produce products through sales representatives to a large customer base.
• Develop technical product expertise on all produce vendor lines.
• Develop and execute sales and marketing plans to grow these lines through Labatt’s 3500+ customers.

Education

Bachelor's degree

RHIM

Marketing

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.