What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sales Account Manager position at Wish Farms?
Founded in 1922 and third generation owned, Wish Farms is a year-round supplier of all berries with growing operations throughout the USA, Canada, and South America. Nationally recognized for quality and innovation, Wish Farms is an industry leader marketing and shipping produce for independent growers for 100 years.
While our mission is to provide the best tasting berries, our brand is defined by much more than the product we deliver and the retailer you find it in. It is defined and protected by us, the employees. With that in mind, we have created 33 fundamentals, which serve as a shared language across our organization and is the basis for how we do business.
We have a career opportunity available for a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Sales Account Manager at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Plant City, FL.
The ideal candidate will be hard working, positive, and committed to exceeding customer expectations. A team-oriented mindset is essential, as we thrive in a highly collaborative environment to serve all stakeholders—including customers and growers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
- Know and understand what we are selling.
- Build and nurture strong, lasting relationships with new and existing customers to drive sales and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Manage daily supply and demand, balancing inventory levels and customer needs effectively.
- Analyze market and industry trends to make informed sales decisions and optimize opportunities.
- Collaborate with sales team members to forecast pricing and demand on all commodities for upcoming days, weeks, and months.
- Partner with internal departments including, Supply, Quality Control, Logistics, and Grower Relations, to fulfill customer requirements.
- Actively seek new business opportunities to expand the customer base and increase revenue.
- Participate in cross-departmental initiatives to improve efficiency and customer service.
- Communicate service challenges tactfully and promptly with all relevant stakeholders.
- Travel as needed to industry events, customer meetings and farming operations.
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to Wish Farms' core values of quality, integrity, and responsiveness in all aspects of the role.
- Assistance with other sales related tasks as requested by management.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven experience in professional or personal sales and/or negotiations.
- Bachelor’s degree and/or experience in the produce industry highly preferred.
- Demonstrates exceptional organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Displays a winning attitude with strong interpersonal skills.
- High degree of self-structure with the ability to perform successfully under minimal supervision.
- Possess a high level of analytical reasoning with problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Consistently maintain a high level of responsiveness in all communications.
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability and willingness to work nights and weekends as needed.
COMPENSATION/BENEFITS:
This position offers a competitive salary, commission, bonus, paid holidays, PTO, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long term and short-term disability, FSA, HSA with company match, supplemental policies and 401k with 4% company match. In addition to these robust benefits, Wish Farms provides a remarkable workplace environment at our state-of-the-art headquarters with electric car parking and a scenic walking path around a picturesque pond, an onsite gym with supplemented personal training sessions, an onsite café with supplemented healthy lunch options made by our in-house chef, unlimited coffee and snacks and you will often have the opportunity to take home fresh berries!
This is an in-person opportunity located at our headquarters office in Plant City, Florida.
If you are passionate about berries & building relationships, delivering exceptional service, and contributing to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!
