Huge Growth Potential! Outside Sales to Foodservice, Retail/Wholesale & Food Processor Accounts

Overview:A well-established and profitable fruit processor is seeking an entrepreneurially-minded and successful accounts manager to help drive the growth of the company and their own career with it. The company specializes in IQF fruits and vegetables, sold to accounts in foodservice, retail/wholesale and food processing. Beyond this core, they are constantly evaluating new niches to grow the business, adding more value-added products as they grow.  Job Purpose:Generates revenue by developing market potential through forecasting, lead generation, qualification, and closing sales; recommending new products and services. Duties:* Identifies market potential by qualifying accounts.* Initiates sales process by scheduling appointments; making initial presentation; understanding account requirements.* Closes sales by building rapport with potential account; explaining product and service capabilities; overcoming objections; preparing contracts.* Expands sales in existing accounts by introducing new products and services; developing new applications.* Contributes information to market strategy by monitoring competitive products and reactions from accounts.* Recommends new products and services by evaluating current product results; identifying needs to be filled.* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.* Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.* Travel 25-50% with seasonal fluctuations Skills/Qualifications:* Experience selling small fruits or proven adaptability to new products* Experience in frozen foods* Fundamental understanding of business trends and customer needs* Process-oriented sales approach To Apply:Only qualified candidates will be contacted. To apply or for inquiries, please contact:Eric Namikas Executive Recruiter Management Recruiters of Portland 800-979-9701 x1172 ericn@mrportland.com www.mrportland.com Keywords: Sales, account management, IQF fruits and vegetables, frozen foods, foodservice, retail/wholesale, food processors, process-oriented, value-added, entrepreneurial, growth potential MRINetwork is the largest and most successful search organization in the world. Each MRINetwork office is a single point of contact to over 1,100 offices in more than 37 countries, our candidates have access to the right jobs virtually anywhere in the world. LOCATION: US-WA-Central/Yakima JOB CATEGORY: Sales/Retail/Business Development TYPE: Full Time, Employee SALARY: 100,000.00 - 140,000.00 USD /year JOB REFCODE: 14775EDN041308 COMPANY: MRINetwork CONTACT NAME: Eric Namikas EMAIL: Apply by Email