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, Anchorage, Boise, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The secret to our 40 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 Role

This position is responsible for coordinating the activities of produce 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

• Maintain a sound working knowledge of all markets and growing conditions.
• 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 restaurant owners, retailers, vendors, and fellow employees.
• Organize and provide assistance for special sales and promotions.
• Participate in special projects deemed necessary to the operation and well-being of the company.
• 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.

Charlie’s Produce Total Compensation Package includes

• Competitive starting pay, salary plus bonus
• 90 day performance-based raise
• Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure
• We recognize and reward hard work and commitment. Supplemental retirement plan through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Robust employee assistance program (EAP)
• Vacation pay, paid holidays, paid sick
• Employer-covered College Program
• 401(k) available
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision effective first of the month following hire

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Must have thorough knowledge and expertise of produce commodities and be capable of providing expert consulting to current and potential customers.
• Must have demonstrated excellent interpersonal human relations and teaming skills.
• Must be quick and accurate with paperwork, figures, attentive to detail, and have good follow-through.
• Must have excellent phone skills.
• Profficient in Microsoft Office

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.

We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.

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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