Produce Sales & Marketing Specialist

About the role

Labatt Food Service seeks a Produce Sales and Marketing Specialist to buy and sell fresh produce through the company’s sales force. The position involves learning all aspects of the produce business, including technical product knowledge from growing regions all over the world, to sourcing product from manufacturers and brokers, to selling produce products through sales representatives on a large customer base. Position works directly with the Produce Manager and provides the opportunity to learn an entire business within a business, including separate P&L performance measurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical product expertise on all produce vendor lines.
• Develop and execute sales and marketing plans to grow these lines through the existing 3500+ company customers.

Requirements

• College degree in RHIM, Marketing, or a business‑related field.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• Food service and/or produce experience preferred.
• Microsoft Office expertise mandatory.
• Bilingual, English and Spanish, strongly preferred.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively and with confidence to food service directors, chefs, managers, and owners through one‑on‑one meetings, presentations, and correspondence.
• Works well with people.
• Good time management skills.