Produce Sales & Marketing Specialist

About the role

The Produce Sales and Marketing Specialist position at Labatt Food Service involves buying and selling fresh produce through the company's sales force. Key responsibilities include:

• Learning all aspects of the produce business, including technical product knowledge from various growing regions, sourcing product from manufacturers and brokers, and selling produce products through sales representatives.
• Working directly with the Produce Manager to provide opportunities to learn an entire business within a business, including P&L performance measurement.
• Developing technical product expertise on all produce vendor lines.
• Creating and executing sales and marketing plans to grow these lines through the company's 3500+ customers.

Requirements

• College degree in RHIM, Marketing, or a business-related field.
• Food service and/or produce experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently with food service directors, chefs, managers, and owners through one-on-one meetings, presentations, and correspondence.
• Good time management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Mandatory Microsoft Office expertise.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, strongly preferred.