Avocado Dry Veg Sales & Business Development

Produce Careers • McAllen or remote-based, TX

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About The Position

An established greenhouse grower, shipper, and importer from Mexico is expanding its small team and hiring for sales and business development. This newly created role will aggressively pursue and capture new sales across profitable customer segments, including retail, broadline foodservice, and wholesale. The position is ideally based with the team in South Texas, though remote candidates with accomplished sales experience in dry vegetables and tomatoes will be considered.

The role focuses on developing new customers rather than taking over existing accounts. The successful candidate will use established industry contacts to secure initial wins, pursue contracted sales programs, build long-term programs, and support daily-volume sales. The role involves coordinating with operations, procurement, and logistics, and routine or occasional travel for business, industry, and sales visits.

Requirements

• A successful track record working with all customer segments; retail experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing a sales strategy and achieving results through new customer acquisition.
• Strong negotiation skills and problem-solving ability.
• Proactive, results-driven, motivated self-starter with strong communication skills and integrity.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a business-minded approach, with interest in building a long-term career.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of experience in dry vegetable sales, including squash, zucchini, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, or tomatoes; preferred but not required.
• Successful sales or business development experience in other fresh produce categories may be considered.
• Retail customer-segment experience.
• Ability to be based with the team in South Texas; remote accomplished sales talent in dry vegetables and tomatoes will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Use established contacts and relationships to secure quick sales wins while pursuing contracted sales programs.
• Build long-term customer programs while supporting daily-volume sales.
• Monitor customer, market, and competitor activity and provide feedback.
• Coordinate with operations, procurement, and logistics to ensure proper execution.
• Travel routinely or occasionally for business, industry, and sales visits.
• Develop new customers for the company; the role does not involve taking over existing accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed