Junior Sales Representative
Eggs Unlimited · Irvine, CA · 1 wk ago
On-siteEducation$75k/yrFull-time
Job Summary
Eggs Unlimited is in an exciting phase of hypergrowth and is seeking a driven, coachable, and commercially minded Junior Sales Representative to join our growing sales and trading team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in sales support, customer service, logistics coordination, order management, or food industry operations who is ready to grow into a more direct sales, trading, and account ownership role.
Responsibilities
- Support senior sales representatives and traders with customer outreach, supplier communication, pricing requests, order follow-up, and day-to-day trading activity
- Build and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, brokers, and internal partners through responsiveness, professionalism, and strong follow-through
- Aid in sourcing eggs from internal and external supply channels to support customer demand and profitable deal execution
- Learn how to evaluate pricing, freight, availability, timing, and market movement to support smart commercial decisions
- Communicate with customers regarding product needs, pricing updates, order status, delivery timing, and service-related questions
- Identify and pursue new sales opportunities across wholesale, retail, foodservice, food manufacturing, distribution, and related food channels
- Make outbound calls, conduct prospect research, send follow-up emails, and help develop a pipeline of potential customer and supplier relationships
- Partner closely with Logistics, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and Sales teams to ensure deals are executed accurately and on time
- Track customer activity, pricing details, order movement, follow-up items, and account notes with strong accuracy and organization
- Monitor market pricing, supply-demand shifts, inventory availability, freight considerations, and industry trends
- Support negotiation preparation by gathering relevant customer, supplier, pricing, freight, and market information
- Aid in customer quotes, sales summaries, market notes, reporting, and internal tracking tools
- Resolve service issues quickly by staying ahead of delays, miscommunication, order changes, or execution gaps
- Develop the commercial instincts, market knowledge, and relationship skills needed to eventually manage accounts or a book of business
- Operate with urgency, adaptability, and ownership in a high-volume, fast-moving environment
Qualifications
- 1 to 3 years of experience in sales support, customer service, logistics coordination, business development, food distribution, brokerage, commodities, or related fields
- Experience in eggs, produce, dairy, protein, food & beverage, wholesale distribution, food manufacturing, or commodity markets is strongly preferred
- Strong interest in growing into a sales, trading, or account management career
- Comfortable making outbound calls, following up consistently, and building relationships with customers and suppliers
- Strong communication skills with the ability to be clear, professional, responsive, and service-minded
- Highly organized and detail-driven, with the ability to manage multiple orders, conversations, priorities, and follow-up items at once
- Strong sense of urgency, ownership, accountability, and problem-solving
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ever-evolving environment
- Solid Excel skills and comfort working with pricing, reports, order details, customer data, and internal systems
- Familiarity with logistics, freight coordination, purchase orders, delivery timelines, or order execution is a plus
- Experience supporting wholesale, retail, foodservice, or food manufacturing accounts is a plus
Compensation and Benefits
- Full range of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
- 401(k) with a company match
- Generous PTO, with accrual increasing each year
- Free lunch daily + unlimited snacks and refreshments
- Base Salary: $75,000 annually