Sales Support Specialist - Agribusiness

Job Description

Job Description

Sales Support Specialist

Type : Full-Time

Pay Rate : Starting at $55,000

Start Date : ASAP

Job Overview

Bring on the fruits and veg! As a Sales Support Specialist, you will work with the folks who distribute some of the most interesting, exciting, and fun specialty produce to retailers, food service distributors, and food manufacturers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

This role will support our Sales team and Buyers in all facets of sales, procurement, and customer relations. It is for people who are collaborative, energetic, and upbeat!

What Makes This Job Great

There are lots of other jobs out there with big-name companies. Why choose JVI? Here’s what we think :

• Never Boring : You’ll play an integral role in the sales and delivery of our produce. You’ll be a key part of the process of getting healthy food from farms to tables.
• Feel at Home : JVI is a family-owned business, and we are a close-knit team here, you are a name, not a number.
• Teammates You Can Rely On : Many of our employees have been on the team for 20+ years. They know JVI is a great place to work and stay!
• Great Benefits : From FREE high-quality medical and dental insurance for you AND your dependents to a retirement plan with a generous employer match, you and your family will be well taken care of at JVI.
• Easy Commute : We’re centrally located right off of I-95 and I-76 near the Philadelphia Airport the perfect location for anyone living in the Greater Philadelphia region.
• Skills Training : We offer ongoing training to improve your skills. You will learn how fruit and produce move from farms worldwide to stores and people’s tables.

What Makes You a Great Candidate

We are looking for diverse, energetic, collaborative people who love fast-paced work, have an eye for detail, and believe the quality of the service we provide is what separates us from our competition.

• Eye for Detail Accuracy with the distributed price lists and customer orders is the first step in providing the quality that makes JVI special.
• Dedication & Motivation If you love going the extra mile to make customers happy, you’ll do well here.
• Reliable & Responsible We need your help! Can you show up for your teammates and our customers?
• Eligibility to Work in US You must be eligible to work in the US.

About the Job

What does a JVI Sales Support Specialist do? Your primary focus will be working with the sales and marketing teams and assisting them with updating the ordering system by entering orders and adding new inventory.

You will also assist with sending out general and customer-specific price lists and sales proposals. You will also lend a hand with coordinating and arranging transportation for outbound produce orders, procuring inventory, entering data into the system, and creating sales tickets and Bills of Lading for the Operations team.

There will also be some administrative work with data collection and reporting, including sales and expense reports and updating databases on existing and prospective customers.

What makes our sales team unique?

• Speed : You’ll use email and phone to connect with customers, process orders, and assist with shipments. With perishable products, things can happen quickly.
• Professionalism : Quality and customer service are mantras here at JVI. We believe in providing people with the best produce.
• Collaboration : You’ll work closely with nearly every part of the organization to ensure that produce orders are correct and delivered to the customer.
• Knowledge : We are experts in our industry. We pride ourselves on knowing as much as we can about specialty fruits and produce to better help our customers find what they are looking for.
• Data collection : Sales teams need data to operate efficiently and effectively. You’ll play an essential role in collecting and analyzing sales and inventory data for the Director of Sales and ownership.

About the Benefits

Ok, so what’s really in it for you? Let’s get down to it :

• Competitive wage, paid weekly
• FREE healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) for you AND your dependents
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid holidays (after 90-day probation period)
• Optional Aflac short-term disability, life insurance, and accident plans

About John Vena Inc.

John Vena Inc. (AKA JVI) is a specialty produce wholesaler, distributor, and importer. We’ve been in business since 1919 that’s more than 100 years! We source fruits, vegetables, and herbs from hundreds of growers around the world and distribute them to retailers, foodservice distributors, and food manufacturers up and down the East Coast.

Our home is in the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market in Southwest Philadelphia. You can’t miss our facility the building is more than a quarter mile long!

How to Get Started

You can apply right here online. We just need some basic information and a resume to get started. If you need help with your application, or you have questions about a job, you can contact us here : https : / / www.

johnvenaproduce.com / contact -us .

John Vena Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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