This position is responsible for acting as an ambassador for Shamrock Foods and our produce category, servicing our customers, our sales representative and acting as a liaison between the growers and our organization. In this exciting and dynamic environment, every day will be different as you market our produce and drive achievement of branch sales goals, working as a team with our growers, procurement team, QC organization, sales representatives and our customers.  

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Essential Duties:

\n\nKeeping produce as a leading category and meet all company goals and objectives for sales, margin and customer service. \nDemonstrating outstanding communication skills, agility and flexibility in working with a broad spectrum of customers to understand their needs, determining agreed upon strategies and solutions and executing against planned solutions. \nKnowing the market and continuously demonstrate points of differentiation in what we bring versus our competitors. \nEvangelizing our products in all settings with customers and sales representatives, bringing confidence to both the buy and the sell around quality and fair pricing. \nLeading training and providing resources to maximize sales performance. \nWorking with buyers and QC to ensure all in-bound produce meets our industry leading specifications. \nPerforming other duties as assigned to meet business needs. \n\n

Qualifications: 

\n\nSelf-motivated, high energy, goal orientated individual with a passion for the produce category.\nThree years of Foodservice or industry experience; culinary experience is a plus.\nMinimum high school diploma; additional certifications and degrees in a related field are a plus.\nCurrent driver’s license and auto insurance required. \nMust be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which are subject to evenings, weekends, and holidays. \nMust be willing to travel. \nMust live in or near to assigned territory or be willing to relocate.\n\n

Corporate Summary: 

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At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

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Our Mission: 

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At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

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Why work for us?

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Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.  That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck.  And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs.

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Shamrock Foods Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)