Bilingual Sales Manager

Class Produce Group LLC

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Bilingual Sales Manager is responsible for driving sales growth, managing the sales department, and maintaining strong customer relationships within the produce sector. This role combines leadership, sales strategy, and customer service to meet and exceed company goals. We are a family-owned business in food distribution that strives to fill our customers’ needs while maintaining excellent relationships with all shippers, associates, and customers. We are a company that originated over 90 years ago. We distribute fresh fruits and vegetables over a 500-mile radius including, but not limited to Baltimore/Washington, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. During that time, our company has built an excellent reputation for quality, service and dependability.

Requirements

• MS Office skills required
• 5 or more years of produce sales required
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required
• Customer Service skills
• Meeting Sales Goals
• Closing Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation Skills
• Territory Management
• Prospecting Skills

Nice To Haves

• College degree is preferred
• Knowledge of Prophet is a plus
• English/Spanish Bilingual preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the sales team, preparing and executing sales meetings, monitoring team and individual performance metrics, and providing ongoing feedback and development
• Establish and implement short- and long-term departmental goals aligned with company strategy and culture
• Serve as a liaison between sales and other departments, ensuring cross-functional communication and continuity of marketing plans
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships, identifying and pursuing new sales opportunities among existing customers
• Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual customer and competitive analysis.
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products and merchandising techniques, etc.
• Become a partner with each customer and work together with them to grow their business using a consultative approach.
• Recommend changes in products, service and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments
• Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, making recommendations to management
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Vision, Dental insurance
• Company paid Disability, Life Insurance and Identity Theft Protection
• FMLA, Traditional and Roth 401K, Matching and Profit Sharing (when eligible), FSA and HSA options
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• And much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree