Retail Produce Sales Executive

https:/jobs.gogpac.com/gpac/search/Apply/all/3129/504395889/Retail%20Produce%20Sales%20Executive%20.; Meriden (CT); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading produce distribution company in the Southeast is hiring a Retail Produce Sales Executive to develop customer relationships and drive sales in a remote, flexible work environment. The role emphasizes a consultative selling approach and offers unlimited earning potential through a performance-based compensation structure. Candidates with produce industry knowledge and strong communication skills will excel in this position.

Benefits

Unlimited earning potential

Complete work-from-home flexibility

Growth opportunity with profit-sharing

Significant schedule flexibility

Recession-proof industry

Qualifications

• Produce industry knowledge strongly preferred.
• Geographic advantage in Southeast region is a plus.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with an ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Self-starter thriving in remote, autonomous environments.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers.
• Comfortable with daily phone sales prospecting.

Skills

Retail expertise targeting stores

Business development skills

Account management experience

Consultative selling approach

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

Gpac has partnered with a Produce Distributor in the Southeast that is doing things differently—and doing them well. With under 20 team members, they’ve built a $36M business focused on personalized service, smart logistics, and strong customer relationships.

They own their own consolidation center, which means they can build flexible, customized ordering programs for customers—a huge edge over the cookie-cutter corporate suppliers.

This team started by buying full truckloads, finding customers, and handling every step of delivery themselves—every day. Now, with full logistics and distribution systems in place across the Southeast, they’re expanding the sales side and hiring driven professionals who know the produce business.

Responsibilities

• Self-starter who thrives in remote, autonomous environment
• Relationship builder who stays consistently in front of customers
• Phone sales professional comfortable with daily prospecting and follow-up
• Results-driven individual motivated by performance-based earnings
• Strategic thinker who can develop customized solutions for retail clients
• Produce industry knowledge strongly preferred, especially for remote candidates
• Disciplined professional who can thrive in autonomous work environment

Qualifications

• Retail expertise targeting stores without consolidation centers
• Business development skills for smaller distribution centers needing mixed product solutions
• Account management experience with daily buying cycle customers
• Consultative selling approach to create customized produce programs
• Geographic advantage: Preference for Southeast region (FL, NC, SC, AL) where logistics are established
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to work independently
• Strong communication skills for building long-term partnerships

Benefits

• Unlimited earning potential with performance-based compensation structure
• Complete flexibility: Work from home, set your own schedule, work anywhere
• Industry stability: Recession-proof produce industry with consistent demand
• Simple process: Enter orders via phone and laptop - minimal administrative burden
• Quick ramp-up: Start generating orders within 3 months due to daily buying patterns
• Base salary options: 80K base draw with 20% commission on gross profits
• Growth opportunity: Expanding company with profit-sharing potential for top performers
• Personal time: Significant schedule flexibility and location independence

How to apply

If you are ready to hit the ground running, Apply Now or send your confidential resume and availability to

Haeli Newell at [e-mail]