Sales Trainee

Sales Trainee

JOIN OUR TEAM! Come for a job and stay for a career!

Quaker Valley Foods is looking for a Sales Trainee who will perform a variety of duties that support our sales, marketing, and customer service departments. You will receive and process customer orders on a daily basis. The goal of this development position is to become a full-time sales specialist.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Respond to customer phone inquiries in a prompt, courteous, and concise manner
• Serve customers by providing product and service information and resolving product and service problems
• Enter customer orders with accuracy and assure customer satisfaction
• Assist the sales and credit departments with billing, return and collections issues
• Assist the transportation department with late orders and delivery issues
• Build sustainable relationships and trust with customer accounts through open and interactive communication
• Learns sales process by completing a training program

• Observe sales process by traveling with sales representatives and attending sales and service calls
• Practice sales process by calling on existing and then new accounts by adhering to established sales steps

YOU HAVE:

• College degree with an emphasis on food studies or marketing; or three (3) to five (5) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of sales, customer service, purchasing, or marketing administrative experience.
• Proficiency in using all Microsoft Office software products at an advanced level: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.

YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE:

• Customer service knowledge
• Phone skills
• Listening skills
• Willingness to learn with a can-do attitude
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and manage personal productivity
• Is an enthusiastic, outgoing, detail-oriented individual who is flexible while working in a fast-paced and changing environment

WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary
• 401(k)
• Health and Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off

For more information about Quaker Valley foods, please visit our website at www.quakervalleyfoods.com

Quaker Valley Foods, Inc. is a drug-free workplace and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Quaker Valley Foods, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Quaker Valley Foods, Inc. will consider qualified applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with federal, state, and local ordinances

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Application Question(s):

• Please list software that you consider yourself proficient.

Experience:

• Customer service: 2 years (Preferred)
• Sales: 3 years (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: One location