
Produce Account Manager
- Salinas, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide precise, accurate market information and facilitate the expectations of our Sysco/Freshpoint operating companies.
- Maximize unit growth.
- Complete all files accurately prior to submitting to Accounting Department.
- Be receptive and open to innovative technology and utilize available systems to their capacity.
- Take full responsibility for managing your respective account base.
- Review account profiles on a regular basis and update when changes are necessary or at a minimum on a quarterly basis.
- Ensure accuracy and timely distribution of price lists and confirmations to operating companies.
- Be a team player and assist your fellow merchandiser when needed.
- Maintain and monitor account base by sourcing the best quality and price available.
- Coordinate transportation from start to finish to ensure a timely arrival.
- Write market updates and post boards daily with marketing changes.
- Suggest weekly ad items to help maintain product sales.
- Maintain current knowledge of all produce markets.
- Maintain daily communication with operating companies and co-workers to keep them posted on any market changes.
- Facilitate the promotional paperwork with your operating companies.
- Support new product development (i.e., samples, special pricing, and feedback collection, etc.).
- Coordinate food show allowances with companies and suppliers.
- Daily communication with operating companies to keep them posted on any market changes.
- Attend and support food shows as requested.
- Continually work to procure items not currently being sourced through the Corporate program.
- Practice good organizational skills and time management.
- Perform general duties as requested by upper management.
- Requires much time on the telephone.
- Must have clear communication skills.
- Limited writing and e-mail usage equivalent to a 12th-grade education.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, written and oral.
- Must have good organizational skills and the ability to deal with new and unusual situations.
- Ability to use a personal computer.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.