Freight Outside Sales Representative

Freight Outside Sales Representative

Quality Sales Food Service is an Affiliate of Charlie's Produce

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie's was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus.

With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.

What We Offer:

• An amazing company culture!
• Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
• ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
• Paid vacations, paid holidays.
• Coverage under State Sick Leave.
• 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

Additional Compensation Details:

• Potential 90-day performance-based raise
• Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a sound working knowledge of all markets
• Notify and assist operations and sales support persons by communication of customer's needs and preferences.
• Maintain effective, professional relationships with customers, vendors, and fellow employees.
• Assist other sales reps with daily activities as required
• Facilitate freight sales and coordinate with produce sales reps by creating freight rate presentations
• Responsible for Quality and Food Safety
• Responsible for approving credit memos associated with the freight accounts.
• Keeping abreast of market conditions Pricing strategies-developing pricing guides
• Meeting all company and sales profit objectives
• Assist in warehouse tours
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Minimum Qualifications:

• Timely and accurate with paperwork, figures, attentive to detail, and have good follow-through, excellent phone skills, PC skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Must be flexible and able to deal with a variety of details simultaneously
• Must have proven problem solving skills
• Must have demonstrated excellent written, verbal and oral presentation skills
• High School Diploma or GED
• Produce knowledge preferred

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a safety-sensitive position.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.

Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer