Sales Executive, F&V (US - Remote)

Tradin Organic Agriculture•Aptos, CA

14h•Remote

About The Position

Tradin Organic is a global frontrunner in organic, plant-based ingredients with over 30 years of industry leadership. They offer a full-service portfolio including unique sourcing, sustainability initiatives, and integrated processing and distribution across various organic plant-based ingredients like cocoa, sugars, nuts, seeds, oils, dried fruits, and purées. Operating in 19 countries and sourcing from over 300,000 farmers, Tradin Organic is a global organization with headquarters in Amsterdam and a U.S. office in Aptos, California, and is part of Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo). The company is seeking a Sales Executive for their F&V Desk Team in the US. This is a remote position. The Sales Executive will be responsible for driving sales and profitability in line with the strategic plan, managing procurement and sales to their customer base, ensuring quality of sourcing and sales, customer satisfaction, opportunity and risk assessment, departmental improvements, and information exchange with other sales and commercial team members.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in sales, international trade, or a comparable function
Must possess a strong working knowledge of the import/export environment
Successful customer service experience
Working knowledge of ERP systems
Proficiency with MS Office
Proven communication skills – verbal and written
Successful experience finding prospects, turning prospects into leads, and leads into customers' preferred
Demonstrated experience building rapport with customers and curating durable relationships
Strong organizational skills
Thrives working in ambiguous situations
Ability to solve challenging problems
Prioritize and meet deadlines
Work with minimal direction

Nice To Haves

BA Business Management, Marketing, International Trade, Agriculture, or related field

Responsibilities

Suggest new trade opportunities and product development.
Keeps track of international market developments.
Keeps track of the results and suggests corrective action plans.
Assessing customer payment risks.
Ensure optimal customer satisfaction.
Responsible for handling product complaints from customers.
Define all quality aspects towards all product providers and customers (either when buying/selling on a contract basis or otherwise).
Follows the product specifications as defined by the quality department and adheres to instructions specified by the QA Manager.
All other duties as assigned.
Ensures all suppliers meet supplier approval with the Quality Assurance Manager.
Ensures effective safety procedures, tools, and record-keeping are managed through site leadership.
Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures, and all other quality processes.
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.