Sales & Customer Service Support

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:                                Sales & Customer Service Support
                                               
Position Reports To:             Customer Service Supervisor
FLSA Status:                         Salary $40,000-45,000
 

• This is a permanent, full-time position that is eligible for enrollment in company benefits after 30 days and 40 hours Vacation after 90 days
• Monday- Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm

OPC is family owned and headquartered in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States. We started over 40 years ago as a small family farm and have been blessed to grow significantly with our farm fresh quality and the care we show our customers. We currently own, or control through long-term leases, over 140,000 irrigatedacres. We also now have a network of processing plants throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Michigan to bring the bounty of our farms to you.
The roots of our heritage offer us complete focus, from farming through the entire process. We are committed to innovation, quality and Customer Service. The OPC Family of companies is dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices throughout our farming operation, giving us the ability to give our customers “Seed to Fork” varieties of quality potato products, other vegetables and fruits.
Position Summary: The Sales & Customer Service Support role is responsible to manage sample requests and provides Sales & Inventory support to ensure customer satisfaction.
Specific Responsibilities of the Position:
 

• Collects customer sample requests by pulling commodity samples
• Packs and ships sample requests by daily deadline
• Orders dry ice and other supplies for samples
• Works collaboratively with the Quality Assurance department by following food safety and General Manufacturing Procedures
• Supports the sales department in the following areas:
  • Entering orders
  • Communicating with customers about purchase order status, product availability and contract balances
  • Communicates repack and resort requests to the Operations Department
  • Manages freight requests and works collaboratively with the Warehouse and Shipping and Receiving teams
  • Managing open purchase orders
  • Sending bill of ladings, certificate of analysis and invoices to customers
  • Manage spreadsheets
  • Customer Document Requests
  • Filing

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
 

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent oral and writing skills
• Ability to prioritize and work with tight deadlines
• Demonstrates the ability to be patient and kind when dealing with angry customers
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently
• Demonstrates proficiency in using technology
• Must be able to perform basic math problems
• Good typing skills

Education and Experience
 

• Required: 1-3 years in Customer Service or sales
• Preferred: Customer service or sales experience in food manufacturing

Physical Demands:
 

• Must be able to sit or stand at a desk for a normal workday, answer the phone, type on a computer, file papers.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Must be able to do physical activity (put samples boxes together, select product from a large container, pack dry ice)
• Must be able to work in temperatures of 35 degrees.

Work Environment:
 

• Office environment 
• 10-20% of time is spent on the warehouse dock gathering samples in low temperatures.
• Fast paced

 

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