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, 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.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits, and onsite parking.
- Coverage under State Sick Leave.
- 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
Additional Compensation Details:
- $25.00 - $29.00 per hour Dependent on Experience and Location of Role
- Potential 90-day performance-based raise
- Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure
Responsibilities
Start Time
7am
The Role
This role is essential to the success of the floral department by assisting with entering orders and administrative tasks. In addition this person will take customer calls and present the Charlie’s Produce standard of quality care that our reputation is built on. This role is also responsible for administrative tasks and other projects as assigned by the department manager. The right candidate will be able to work well together in a team setting for tasks like order allocations, but be also be able to work independantly and be self driven. The floral department works with a primary customer base of retail grocer’s and this person should be comfotable in conversing with these types of customers. The right person for this role will need to display a intelligent financial business acumen and posses excellent time management skills to balance adminstrave and customer service tasks. This is a corporate role and the person who fills it should be comfortable working with teams nationally and not exclusive to the Seattle market. Charlie’s Produce is a continuously developing business and we look for people who want to grow within our company long term.
Essential Responsibilities Include, but Not Limited To
- Enter orders in a database including EDI order import, write credits, coordinate pickups
- Phone/email order taking
- Item updates activate and delete
- Create stock transfers to other divisions
- New customer setup
- Staying abreast of market conditions and maintaining favorable relationships with customers and coworkers.
- Create power point promotional fliers
- Budgeting
- Create price and present quarterly ad offers chains
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience
- Excellent punctuality and attendance is key to success.
- Minimum 1-2 years of Customer Service Representative experience
- Minimum 1 year of experience in the floral trade.
- Be logically and analytically minded.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with GP and margins required.
- Outstanding organizational skills – capable of handling many tasks at once while maintaining a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to multitask in a high-pressure environment while maintaining a high level of productivity, organization, and communication tasks.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products with particular focus on PowerPoint and excel.
- The ability to work a flexible schedule with minimal overtime when needed– this could include early mornings, weekends, and additional hours when needed.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Mass market floral experience preferred.
- An understanding of floral terminology and trade standards.
- Experience with warehousing, account management, or purchasing preferred.
- Experience with Tableau or AS400 systems preferred.
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Supplemental Information
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.
Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.
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Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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