Job Description

Primary responsibilities include:

• Walking into restaurant kitchens, engaging chefs and owners in conversation, and conducting side-by-side tastings to demonstrate that our products taste better than their current brands.
• Influencing our potential customer(s) to begin purchasing our products from their distributor.
• Sales, with a results-oriented drive.
• Maintaining confidence and displaying an exuberant attitude.
• Project a culinary or independent restaurant background.
• Partnering and collaborating with cross functional teams.
• Display a strong work ethic and be self-motivated – this includes the ability to meet or exceed quota while working remotely.
• Display excellent verbal, written, communications and presentation skills.

Candidate Requirements:

• Passion to help small independent restaurants persevere.
• A culinary or independent restaurant background.
• Enjoy prospecting or have door-to-door sales experience.
• Desire to expand professional knowledge of product and sales skills.
• Display a strong work ethic and be self-motivated – this includes the ability to meet or exceed quota while working remotely.
• Excellent verbal, written, communications and presentation skills.

Candidate Preferences:

Conversational in Spanish

Physical Requirements:

Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 50% or more sitting, 25% or less walking, and 50% or more standing. The job is performed under occasional temperature variations and in a restaurant environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 50 lbs. is required.

Wellbeing:

In addition to our solid track record as a stable, growing employer, we offer a variety of different benefits depending on your role:

• Physical Wellness – Medical plan options, Dental and Vision benefits, Sick Time, and Gym/Wellness Class Reimbursement.
• Social Wellness – Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Engagement Events throughout the year, and Federal and State Leave of Absences.
• Development Wellness – Recognition, Best-in-Class Training Programs, Career Growth Opportunities, Succession Planning, and Tuition Reimbursement.
• Emotional Wellness– Employee Assistance Program, People Operations Department with an Open Door Policy.
• Financial Wellness– Competitive Salary, Performance Based Bonus, 401k Program, Accident Insurance, and Life Insurance.

Please contact Tara Schwartz, tara@producecareers.com