Export Sales Specialist

Position Summary

A customer facing role specializing in international trade regulation compliance supporting the growth of Ventura Foods' export business. Tasks include ensuring customer shipments receive necessary documentation, supporting sales team with export documentation, and on-boarding new customers.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring customer shipments receive necessary company & governmental documentation to clear customs with minimal delays.
• Supporting sales team with documents to expedite governmental approvals of new item launches in other countries.
• Leading the Sales Project Commercialization System (PCS) process for the export team, providing updates on timelines and working with internal teams to accelerate the export commercialization process.
• Supporting customer requests related to new item set-ups requiring documents for label updates, formula changes, import tariffs, technical data sheets, and information from internal teams (Operations, QA, R&D, marketing, regulatory, and project management).
• Supporting sales team in reporting requests, providing sales reports on export regions, customers, and products using AS400, Microstrategy, JDE, Excel, and other Ventura Foods data tools.
• Leading project update meetings and trackers to review project statuses and support needed to ensure timely delivery of solutions for export customers. This includes gathering pre-meeting details for each project and providing post-meeting follow-ups and next steps.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience working in sales, supply chain, Project Management, export business, or customer service capacity (preferably in food service/retail foodservice industry)
• Fluency in English and Spanish, a plus!

Knowledge and Skills

• Export business compliance & documentation requirements
• Critical thinking and project management skills
• Analytical problem-solving and investigative abilities
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to utilize programs (AS400, Data Tracker, BI, JDE, Legacy, SharePoint) to assist in tracking and monitoring required
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills to meet deadlines and achieve successful results
• Strong communication skills both written and oral

Why Join Us

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you're willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods Offers

• Career growth opportunities
• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs

Diversity & Inclusion

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assisted Tools

Ventura Foods may use AI-assisted tools at certain stages of the hiring process, including identifying and sourcing candidates, reviewing applications and matched candidates on job boards and websites, and generating screening questions to help us work more efficiently and consistently. We regularly review our tools to promote fairness and reduce the risk of bias. However, every hiring decision is made by a real person on our team. Applicants in the State of New York may request an alternative process by contacting us at VFaccessibility@rescocompany.com.