** SALES REPRESENTATIVE**

**Job Category****:** Sales **Requisition Number****:** SALES001427 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Ocean Beauty Seafoods Distribution Center in Boise, Idaho seeks a bilingual sales person. This is a full-time position. ***We value our customers and need your excellent sales skills to promote our seafood products!*** Our focus is getting high quality product and sustainable seafood to our restaurants. If you do not have seafood experience, we will consider candidates with a perishable or protein sales background.

***We are a dynamic company that is over a century old!*** Our reputation, fine seafood products, and great service are our strengths that we desire to continue with your help! Bring your sales experience and take off the ground running offering customers what they deserve - quality product that meets their expectations.

***This is a great opportunity - Boise*** ***and the surrounding area have restaurants and hotels that would enjoy our fine seafood we have to offer!***

***You can be a part of the growth!***

As a sales representative, you will be out in the field most of the time working closely with chefs in the culinary community promoting seafood product, offering center of the plate suggestions to restaurants offering fresh and frozen product, as well as your seafood knowledge. You will be responsible for maintaining account information and building long-term relationships with customers!

***Passion for food and people is a must!***

***Some of your duties will consist of:***

* Develop new business

* Identify business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the industry; researching and analyzing sales options

* Maintain relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance; researching and recommending new opportunities; recommending profit and service improvements

* Communicate Seafood trends and updates to customers

* Relate information to management on customer needs and opportunities

* Provide excellent service to all existing and potential customers

* Handle customer complaints in a positive manner

* Enter orders into our system

***Requirements:***

* Strong Computer skills

* Good Listening and communication skills

* Knowledge of fresh and frozen seafood, Sushi Products, shellfish, crustaceans, as well as accompanying dry, jarred, and packaged goods

* Team Player

* Excellent customer service skills

* Desire to succeed in the seafood industry

**Benefits include:**

* ***Paid Vacation***

* ***Medical/dental/vision/life insurance***

* ***401(k) with generous contributions from the Company***

* ***Opportunity to buy our wonderful seafood at a great price!***

* ***Company laptop and cell phone***

* ***Opportunity for growth ... the sky is the limit and there are many customers in the Boise area to be discovered!***

***Dont pass up an opportunity to work for a great Company!***

Drug test and background checks required for hire.

Ocean Beauty Seafood LLC is an equal opportunity employer and provides for the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of women, handicapped persons, Disabled, Veterans, and members of all minority groups in all areas of work.

**Ocean Beauty Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA M/F/VETS/DISABILITY**

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Established Customer Based

**2 years:** Food/Perishable or Broadliner Sales Experience

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)