Sales Representative

Summary

Creekside Organics is an organic produce company that connects family farms with customers across North America through grower partnerships and exceptional service. The Sales Representative will manage and grow customer accounts, sell organic produce, develop new business, and coordinate with growers and internal teams to support profitable sales and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Customer Sales & Account Development: Manage and grow assigned customer accounts by building strong relationships, understanding customer needs, identifying opportunities across commodities and programs, negotiating pricing, and driving profitable volume
• Daily Sales & Market Management: Actively sell available product, respond to changing supply and market conditions, manage pricing, and balance customer needs with product movement and grower returns
• Commodity & Product Management: Develop strong knowledge of assigned commodities, including availability, quality, sizing, pack styles, seasonality, pricing, and market conditions. Maintain current commodity information and communicate relevant updates and opportunities to the team
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Problem Solving: Work with supply operations, quality, compliance, accounting, and sales teams to coordinate customer programs and resolve order, quality, and service issues
• Sales Planning & Analysis: Use customer history, purchasing trends, inventory, and market information to identify opportunities and support crop, promotional, and program planning
• New Business Development: Prospect, pursue, and develop qualified new business opportunities

Skills

• 3-5 years of sales experience; produce, agriculture, food distribution, or another perishable industry preferred
• Strong relationship-building and account development skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, growers, and internal teams
• Problem-solving skills with sound judgment and the ability to make timely decisions
• Commercial mindset with an understanding of volume, pricing, profitability, and customer growth
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time-management skills. Ability to manage multiple customers, commodities, and time-sensitive priorities
• High level of ownership and accountability and ability to work proactively and independently
• Ability to travel for customer and grower visits, trade shows, and company meetings as needed
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3-5 years of sales experience; produce, agriculture, food distribution, or another perishable industry preferred
• Strong relationship-building and account development skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, growers, and internal teams
• Problem-solving skills with sound judgment and the ability to make timely decisions
• Commercial mindset with an understanding of volume, pricing, profitability, and customer growth
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time-management skills. Ability to manage multiple customers, commodities, and time-sensitive priorities
• High level of ownership and accountability and ability to work proactively and independently
• Ability to travel for customer and grower visits, trade shows, and company meetings as needed

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred