Meat Trader - USA Region

About the role

Founded in 2011, Andes Global Trading is a leader for the America’s in the frozen and refrigerated meat trading industry, focusing on Pork, Beef, Poultry, and Vegetables. Our offices, customers, and vendors are located around the region and the globe, including 20 countries we sell to and +10 countries we currently buy from.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned portfolio of customers and leads in the USA region.
• Develop positive relationships with customers and prospects. Retain and grow all client relationships while identifying revenue opportunities.
• Manage and monitor pending sales orders to ensure timely and effective execution.
• Meet or exceed our goals in terms of profitability, pounds, and dollars sold, as per our pre-determined monthly, quarterly, and yearly quotas, and KPI’s. Work on your clientele’s demand planning as per the company’s standards.
• Work closely with our purchasing and operations teams to satisfy our customers' needs.
• Work closely with trading team to support company's efforts on positions and inventories.
• Work closely with our credit and collections teams to ensure our accounts and receivables in assigned portfolio meet our standards.
• Provide guidance to customers leveraging available data and market trends.
• Travel to markets to interact with customers and leads as needed and in coordination with management.
• Participate in company-sponsored events, trade shows, and events as needed and in coordination with management.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in similar positions in sales or purchasing departments at other trading companies, foodservice distributors, retailers, and/or processors in the US region.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the meat industry and dynamics in the US region.
• Ability to nurture long-lasting relationships with team, customers, and industry peers.
• Ability to create its own account portfolio. Commitment to continuously prospecting and growing portfolio of accounts.
• Organized and with attention to detail. Open to continuously learn and adapt to changes either within the company and/or business environment.
• Ability and desire to follow the company’s procedures and practices, direction, and goals.
• Driven, persistent, self-motivated, and curious towards pertinent available information, data, and trends relevant to the business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, use, and leverage available technology and platforms.
• Bilingual Spanish and English.

Qualifications

• A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
• a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
• a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
• A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
• An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
• An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Skills

• Strong sales and customer relationship management skills.
• Knowledge of the meat industry and market trends.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health insurance for our employees, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, and access to individual retirement account plans with company matching.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule is flexible and may require some travel to meet with clients and attend trade shows.