Outside Sales Team Member

Outside Sales Team Member

Bring on the fruit and veg! As an Outside Sales Team Member, your hunger for sales will be driven within the territory from Boston, MA down to Richmond, VA, selling some of the most interesting, exciting, and fun specialty produce to retailers, foodservice distributors, and wholesalers (perishable agricultural commodities and non-perishable target audiences). We are looking for a hunter within the B2B space.

This role requires being within a commutable distance to Philadelphia, as the role involves both in-office time and on the road travel.

What Makes This Job Great

• Never Boring: By using your hunting instincts and scouting out new business while developing them, along with managing existing accounts, you will be a key part 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 FULLY PAID high-quality medical and dental insurance for you AND your dependents to a defined benefit pension plan, 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.

What Makes You a Great Candidate

• Building and Fostering Relationships – If you love connecting with people and providing great customer service, this could be the place for you.
• Committed to Quality – Are you someone dedicated to offering the best products to your customers, answering their questions regarding product availability and pricing and product seasonality?
• Dedication & Accountability – If you love going the extra mile to make customers happy, you'll do well here.
• Reliable & Collaborative – You'll join a high performing team who will count on you to do your part.
• Eligibility to Work in US – You must be eligible to work in the US.

About the Job

What does an Outside Sales Team Member do? Your primary focus will be getting the attention of and speaking with prospective customers via cold calling, face-to-face interactions, site visits, etc. while maintaining relationships with current clients. This person will be the face of JVI, pitching and closing sales. Key parts of the role are planning for customers' needs along with providing product availability and pricing.

The Outside Sales Team Member will ensure accuracy of customers' orders, follow up on them, and keep tabs of their shipping and delivery times. They will also upsell produce to current customers.

What else will you be doing?

• Customer Service: Great customer service is what we do here at JVI. We treat everyone with courtesy and respect.
• Networking: You'll generate sales via trade shows, trainings, and other channels with potential customers in the territory markets.
• Safety First: We are a SAFETY FIRST culture here at JVI – full stop. We have policies in place to ensure this is a safe, healthy environment for you and all our team members.
• Intensity: Things can move quickly at JVI. Orders come and inventory goes out throughout the day, and staying on top of it will keep you busy.
• Collaboration: You'll work closely with our logistics, marketing, and inventory teams to ensure customers know what's in stock when ordering from JVI.

About the Benefits

• Competitive wage, paid weekly
• FULLY PAID healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) for you AND your dependents
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Paid holidays (after 90-day probation period)
• Paid sick time (after 90-day probation period)
• Optional Aflac short-term disability, life insurance, and accident plans

About 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.