Trader (US/Canada)

AJC International; Dunwoody (GA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and energetic team at a leading international food company! As an International Sales Professional, you'll engage with customers worldwide, driving profitable sales of frozen food products. This role offers a unique opportunity to build relationships, meet sales goals, and contribute to a diverse and multicultural environment. If you're a motivated recent graduate eager to learn and grow in international sales, this position is perfect for you. Enjoy a supportive culture while making a global impact in the food industry!

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Paternity Leave

Qualifications

• Recent graduates encouraged to apply for this sales role.
• Fluency in a second language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate profitable sales of frozen food commodities.
• Maintain and develop customer accounts via phone and email.
• Travel occasionally to meet customers or attend tradeshows.

Skills

International Sales

Communication Skills

Customer Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Sales Metrics Achievement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

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About AJC International:

AJC is a world leader in frozen and refrigerated food products, marketing poultry, pork, meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruits around the globe. Our business and customers are located across more than 140 countries on six continents. Our multicultural workforce represents over 37 nationalities speaking more than 36 languages. For more than 45 years, we have focused on one goal — making our clients more successful. To learn more about AJC, visit our website at www.ajcfood.com

AJC is looking for an energetic recent college graduate to join our Sales Team in Atlanta, Georgia. The International Trader will be responsible for generating profitable purchases of full container loads of frozen poultry products from North American suppliers for sale to customers around the globe. This role will require occasional domestic and international travel to maintain key supplier and customer relationships. The ideal candidate must be a commercially driven person who is positive, energetic, a quick learner, motivated by challenge, and excited by the opportunity to work in an international environment.

AJC is looking for a motivated and results driven International Sales Professional interested in advancing their sales career with an international company and top exporter of frozen protein products in the U.S. In this sales role you will be responsible for generating profitable sales of frozen food commodities like poultry, pork, and beef to a diverse region while meeting sales plan metrics. This is accomplished by maintaining and increasing current customer accounts and developing new customers through building relationships. The ideal candidate must be a commercially driven person who is positive, energetic, creative, a quick learner who is motivated by challenge and excited by the opportunity to work in an international environment.

Your Day-to-Day

· You will work out of our Atlanta headquarters where you will be exposed to our fun and interactive culture and diverse and talented global team.

· You will interact with people from all over the globe on a daily basis who speak multiple languages.

· Your primary focus will be to generate profitable sales of frozen food commodities like poultry, beef, and pork by calling on customers on a regular basis. You will have constant communication with customers via phone to build long-term relationships.

· You will maintain current and develop new customer accounts mainly via phone and email.

· You will travel to your destination countries 15% of the time or less to visit customers or attend tradeshows.

· You will build relationships internally with purchasing, credit, operations and other departments as well as externally with outside vendors and partners.

· You will be expected to meet or exceed clearly laid out sales metrics and goals by effectively selling our core products and developing new business.

· You will be responsible for maintaining gross profit and tonnage for an assigned account base while managing inventory.

· You will assist operations team with information for transportation movement in order to meet desired shipment schedules and avoid unnecessary costs.

· You will assists the team to grow market share and diversify products and origins sold into the market.

Tools For Success

To be considered candidates must:

· Have a bachelor’s degree. Recent graduates encouraged to apply.

· Speak, read, and write English fluently. Fluency in a second language, especially French, Spanish, or Dutch is a plus.

· Have competent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

· 1-3 years of international sales experience a plus.

To be successful in this role the ideal candidate should be:

· A self-starter and quick learner.

· Passionate about international sales and building your business.

· Adaptable and creative.

· Persistent and tenacious.

· Able to set sales goals and achieve them.

· Eager to learn and grow.

· Entrepreneurial mind-set.

· Excellent communicator and team player.

·Curious about international trade and learning the trends.

· Detail oriented in workflow processes and resolution.

· Driven, determined, self-motivated and an independent thinker.

· Able to exercise strong judgment in analyzing, appraising, evaluating, and solving complex problems.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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