Summary: Are you a seasoned, professional Sales Person in the fresh produce wholesale, retail or service industry who is looking to join an industry leader? Are you the seasoned Sales Person that can strategically build and maintain strong relationships in diverse and competitive markets. Thomas Fresh's Sales Representatives are motivated by their ability to achieve sales targets while meeting and exceeding customer requirements, in a dynamic retail and food service environment.
Responsibilities:
- Proactively prospect accounts, grow existing customer product penetration and increase revenue/margin across a wide range of categories in retail/food service markets in fresh produce in a dynamic and competitive marketplace
- Proactively sell seasonally relevant produce across a diverse customer base in large and independent retailers
- Monitor & expand service levels, contract proposals and product offerings to meet monthly and yearly targets
- Proactively generate new customer fresh produce opportunities by identifying underserviced opportunities in retail and food service
- Review costing & generate quotes ensuring accuracy and competitive market pricing
- Negotiate optimal pricing with customers using a performance-based approach
- Develop product programs focused on customer's seasonal and yearly needs.
- Forecast ongoing customer requirements, communicate the needs of our customers and review with Leadership and other Team members so as to deliver market leading service performance
- Travel to various client and office locations ( up to 30% travel) in local market
Our doors at Thomas Fresh opened in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta and sought to fill a niche in supplying superior produce – a distinction from run of the mill products that the market only seemed to offer.
We started out as a local potato packer, where we innovated original types of packaging in Canada. We expanded into the onion market, and now we offer hundreds of products sourced both locally and internationally. We take pride in the strong relationships we maintain with our growers, and it's paramount that all of our products are grown with sustainability in mind.
We operate conventional and organic certified packing facilities in Calgary, Saskatoon and Vancouver which deliver fresh produce to wholesalers and retailers throughout Western Canada and beyond. Thomas Fresh's steadfast belief in high quality products, standards of excellence and service to our customers are the foundation of our business.Company DescriptionThomas Fresh is Western Canada's premium grower, packer and shipper supplying high-quality Asian, organic and conventional produce from established farms. You can rely on Thomas Fresh for the best nature has to offer with our Grown in TrustTM integral promise. When you see our Grown in Trust logo, you can be assured that we have taken extra steps to ensure the product has met our quality, safety and sustainability standards that are of the highest tier.Our doors at Thomas Fresh opened in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta and sought to fill a niche in supplying superior produce – a distinction from run of the mill products that the market only seemed to offer.We started out as a local potato packer, where we innovated original types of packaging in Canada. We expanded into the onion market, and now we offer hundreds of products sourced both locally and internationally. We take pride in the strong relationships we maintain with our growers, and it's paramount that all of our products are grown with sustainability in mind.We operate conventional and organic certified packing facilities in Calgary, Saskatoon and Vancouver which deliver fresh produce to wholesalers and retailers throughout Western Canada and beyond. Thomas Fresh's steadfast belief in high quality products, standards of excellence and service to our customers are the foundation of our business.