At Gordon Food Service, the customer — internal or external – is always at the center of our universe. As a Produce Specialist, you will utilize your knowledge and expertise to provide our divisional (internal) customers with strategic, profit maximizing solutions in fruit, vegetable, and dairy categories.   Your focus in this job?

• Increase market share and profitability through relevant business and product solutions

• Provides consultative selling services on product category with Customer Development Specialist (CDS) and customers as requested to achieve category goals.

• Develop relationships with key customers, providing product expertise and market intelligence on the categories

• Develop, prepare, and present customer presentations on product related solutions

• Utilize relevant analytical and reporting tools to drive strategies aligned with category goals and initiatives 

• Participate in food shows and other related activities in support of strategic divisional events

• Train the internal Sales team on fruit, vegetable, and dairy product and solutions

• Interfaces and collaborates with internal and external customers, brokers, and vendors to achieve sales and margin goals.

Does this look like you?

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Three to Four years previous sales or marketing experience with emphasis in FRESH  fruit, vegetable, and dairy product/category knowledge, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Must maintain a valid, unrestricted state driver’s license and safe driving record per GFS policy.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• The ability to travel approximately 80% of the time to visit customers across the Allegheny valley region.