Summary of Position:

Fortune Fish & Gourmet is a highly successful seafood processor and specialty food distributor based in Chicago. The company serves a multitude of clients within the seafood industry with a focus on high quality and outstanding service.

This is an exciting time to join our rapidly growing business! As an industry leader, we’re growing relationships through our quality products and services. We are continually looking for outstanding talent to join our extraordinary group of employees.

Fortune Louisiana, LLC is seeking an Outside Sales Associate specialized in seafood and gourmet sales, to join our rapidly growing organization. The Outside Sales Associate will focus on achieving sales within the Baton Rouge, Mandeville, and Covington LA territories. We are looking for happy, energetic, and self-motivated individuals to lead the next phase of our growth. The incumbent’s key responsibility is to drive sales activity by providing outstanding service and solving problems for customers. This is achieved by working effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that Fortune’s customers are receiving the highest level of support to facilitate their success.

Description

• Execute the sales process by implementing the following key steps; develop product knowledge, prospect, and approach potential new clients, access their needs, present product info and continuously follow-up.
• Investigate and resolve customer questions with a high sense of urgency.
• Travel extensively throughout assigned territory to meet current and prospective customers soliciting orders. May also call on customers via telephone or electronic platforms.
• Quote prices, establish credit terms, and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained.
• Facilitate product delivery to Fortune’s customers based on the company’s production and delivery schedules.
• Conduct marketing research and compile prospective customer lists utilizing; personal networks, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.), business directories, industry ads, trade shows, company websites, and other sources.
• Prepare reports of business transactions and generate expense reports.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Operations to ensure inventory levels meet customer demand.
• Work to quote strategic pricing with guidance from the Sales Manager and other senior sales staff.
• Perform other duties as required by the Sales Manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 3 or plus years of outside sales experience selling perishable food products - seafood experience highly preferred.
• Education: Certification and/or degree preferred, but not required.
• Communications: Have highly developed English verbal communication skills.
• Personal Attributes: Be highly motivated, personable and exhibit a history of successfully working in a high paced environment. Must be a self-starter and quick study to learn Fortune’s products and operations rapidly.
• Travel: 25% travel required. With a focus on the following territories Baton Rouge, Mandeville, and Covington, LA.
• Any combination of the above criteria will also be considered.

Fortune Fish & Gourmet is an equal opportunity employer.