Overview
Charlie’s Produce - Who We Are
Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, with distribution centers in Seattle, Spokane, Portland, Bend, Anchorage, Boise, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The secret to our 45 + years of 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 provides a healthy employee stock ownership program, competitive Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance plans. And our newest benefit offers Pre-Paid Fully Funded College Tuition to our employees and the dependent children of our employees after 1 year!
Responsibilities
The Shift
Monday - Friday On Site, Day Shift- Seattle Division
The Role
This position is responsible for coordinating the activities of floral sales to insure satisfactory sales and profits for the company. Addressing the needs and insuring the satisfaction of our customers. This includes assigned customers, as well as, the accounts of other company salespersons.
Essential Responsibilities Include but Not Limited To
- Daily contact with customers, outreach to leads that will increase book of business
- Keeping abreast of market conditions and new items
- Visiting customer locations to evaluate floral performance, meet store staff and explore improvements or new programs; 2-4 days a month
- Pricing strategies—developing price/order guides
- Meeting all company and sales profit objectives
- Make presentations of profitable programs to potential and existing customers.
- Notify and assist buyers, operations and sales support persons by communication of customer's needs and preferences.
- Maintain effective, professional relationships with retailers, vendors, and fellow employees.
- Organize and provide assistance for special sales and promotions.
- Assist in departmental resets and grand openings when called upon.
- Attend all sales meetings and appointments, (be on time, punctual).
- Responsible for individual accounts sales and gross profit.
- Make sure all orders are submitted before scheduled cut off times.
- Responsible for processing and turning in credit memos, responsibility forms and other job related paperwork within the set time lines.
- Walk warehouse-checking product.
- Consistent attendance and punctuality are essential to the success of this position
Charlie’s Produce Total Compensation Package includes
- Pay Range: 67K - 87K
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Vacation/Holiday/Sick Pay
- Employee Stock Owner Ship Plan(ESOP)
- Employee Assistance Program
- 50% Subsidized ORCA Pass
- Employer Paid College Program
- 401(k) available
Qualifications
Required Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years sales experience selling floral products; floral knowledge required
- Clean driving record ability to provide proof of insurance
- Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services
- Strong communication skills needed to communicate with all levels of management internally and externally.
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with the public and other personnel when performing your duties.
- Ability to work independently and drive results.
- Adaptability/Flexibility, with the ability to react quickly to changing requirements from internal and external conditions while maintaining good communication with all parties involved.
- Critical Thinking: Use of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Intermediate Computer Skills: Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Strong planning and organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Safe driving record and proof of insurance.
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test
- Ability to travel 15% of the time
Supplemental Information
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security with the information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.