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Equator Coffees & Teas
Bay Area
Posted: May 21st, 2013
Specialty Sales Representative For Bay Area /  Base + Commission

Your New Potential Role In Life:

Reporting to the CEO, the Specialty Sales Representative develops, manages and coordinates new and existing business, building strong training and support relationships, while ensuring alignment with Equator’s broader business goals. Equator’s customer base is diverse including, but not limited to white tablecloth restaurants, cafes, hotels, bakeries, specialty grocery, food service operators and colleges.

Your New Potential Essential Responsibilities:

• Targets and secures business to aid team in achieving sales and profit targets.
• Makes sales calls on new prospective accounts to present Equator’s wholesale program and secure new business.
• Manages new business and existing accounts, providing customer support, ensuring quality and training needs are met.
• Works with the operations and training team to manage existing business relationships.
• Provides support to our customer base, providing training and marketing support while acting as a liaison between Equator and the customer.
• Maintains account files including information on equipment, ordering patterns, contact person(s), pricing, and profitability objectives.
• Provides support and works with roasting and customer service team members to ensure efficient fulfillment of orders. Ensures on-going communication about account activity.
• Develops and maintains training tools, ordering tools, and product information sheets.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the president.

This Is What We’re Looking For:

• Three years’ related outside sales experience.
• Consultative sales skills.
• Specialty coffee and tea experience.
• Superb customer service skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong initiative, motivation and self-management skills.
• Strong Word and Excel computer skills.
• Ability to travel local and nationally.

Send resume here.

Intelligentsia Coffee

Posted: May 7th, 2103

Wholesale Educator for Intelligentsia Los Angeles

We’re seeking a candidate with strong knowledge of all manner of coffee preparation including espresso, milk and brewers of all sorts for this role. The backbone of it however is in excellent communication, organization and people skills.  The wholesale trainer needs to be able to organize and coordinate training with multiple accounts taking into consideration input from several members of the sales department.  They will also be used for events, both promotional and educational.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Actively build our wholesale training program through sales
• Strong knowledge of Espresso preparation and milk skills
• Conduct account QC – quality control
• Function as a barista at Intelligentsia shops & sponsored events when needed
• Maintain up to date knowledge of all manner of brewing with our coffee and tea line up
• Participate in developing BA documents and wholesale materials
• Be able to travel for extended periods to various areas of the country
• Have a valid drivers license and good driving history
• Guide account through our menu, drinks and company positions
• Conduct regular scheduled education events
• Maintain training lab and inventory
• Attend regular Educator meetings
• Facilitate select retail training if needed
• Continued personal development in coffee

Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred, AND at least two (2) years of work experience in the specialty coffee industry (retail or wholesale) is preferred

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Strong oral and written communication and presentational skills

• Ability to maintain a pleasant disposition and positive public face for the training department in all situations

• Demonstrate a passion and well-rounded skill set for coffee and tea

• Capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and accounts

• Logical, and methodological approach to problem solving

• Flexible, with the ability to multi-task in a highly demanding, stressful environment

• Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team

• Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback in a constructive fashion. Uses communication that is clear honest and complete

• Ability to use available resources to answer questions
• Strong sense of organization

Language Skills:

Ability to speak English proficiently. Spanish is helpful in California locations

Candidates can fill out an application online here via Intelligentsia’s job server.

Mr. Espresso

San Francisco
Posted: April 29, 2013

Sales & Account Representative (South Bay / Peninsula)

Mr. Espresso, Specialty Coffee Roaster of  Italian and modern espresso blends, carefully sourced and roasted single origins, and coffees roasted at different roast levels – from light to dark – is searching for talented and motivated individuals to join our  growing team.

This is an exciting and pivotal time for our Company, as the market for Specialty Coffee continues to impress upon us opportunities for growth.   We’re uniquely positioned as company with a rich tradition for Italian style coffee yet a firm grasp contemporary standards for exquisite coffeee.

We have been family owned and operated since 1978 and are well known for our signature slow roasting over an Oak Wood fire, and direct importation and distribution of FAEMA espresso machines from Italy. Founder Carlo DiRuocco is still involved in the business as are his wife, 3 children, and son in law.

The next generation (John, Laurence, Luigi and Alex) are working hard each day to move the company forward while staying true to its traditions.
Mr. Espresso is a fast paced, fun work environment with room for growth. We are looking for an experienced individual with:

• minimum 3 year experience in sales, preferably Specialty / Artisan food products or comparable
• minimum 5 years experience in the foodservice industry (i.e. restaurant manager, server, chef, linecook, bartender, barista, etc..)
• passion for food, wine, coffee and other specialty / artisan food products
• familiarity, appreciation, and enthusiasm regarding the philosophy and reputation of Mr. Espresso within its industry

Functions:

• Sell coffee and related products sold by the company, including coffee brewing and espresso equipment.
• Develop a base of accounts.
• Business development, account management, customer service, establishes accounts, coordinates installations and coffee training.
• Coordinates accounts communications externally and internally.
• Actively participates in sales team and company activities (i.e. sales meeting, company meetings, and promotions programs).
• Other activities as assigned.Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Must be self-directed, motivated and able to work under pressure. Work requires substantial knowledge coffee produced and equipment distributed by company. Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image to the public. Requires a willingness to work a flexible schedule.

Desirable Skills / Traits

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Flexible, dedicated, team player
• Understanding of current social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, etc..)
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Salesforce softwares

Sales & Account Representative (Contra Costa County / Wine Country)

Mr. Espresso, Specialty Coffee Roaster of  Italian and modern espresso blends, carefully sourced and roasted single origins, and coffees roasted at different roast levels – from light to dark - is searching for talented and motivated individuals to join our  growing team.

This is an exciting and pivotal time for our Company, as the market for Specialty Coffee continues to impress upon us opportunities for growth.   We’re uniquely positioned as company with a rich tradition for Italian style coffee yet a firm grasp contemporary standards for exquisite coffee.

We have been family owned and operated since 1978 and are well known for our signature slow roasting over an Oak Wood fire, and direct importation and distribution of FAEMA espresso machines from Italy. Founder Carlo DiRuocco is still involved in the business as are his wife, 3 children, and son in law.

The next generation (John, Laurence, Luigi and Alex) are working hard each day to move the company forward while staying true to its traditions.

Mr. Espresso is a fast paced, fun work environment with room for growth. We are looking for an experienced individual with:

• minimum 3 year experience in sales, preferably Specialty / Artisan food products or comparable
• minimum 5 years experience in the foodservice industry (i.e. restaurant manager, server, chef, linecook, bartender, barista, etc..)
• passion for food, wine, coffee and other specialty / artisan food products
• familiarity, appreciation, and enthusiasm regarding the philosophy and reputation of Mr. Espresso within its industry

Functions:

• Sell coffee and related products sold by the company, including coffee brewing and espresso equipment.
• Develop a base of accounts.
• Business development, account management, customer service, establishes accounts, coordinates installations and coffee training.
• Coordinates accounts communications externally and internally.
• Actively participates in sales team and company activities (i.e. sales meeting, company meetings, and promotions programs).
• Other activities as assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Must be self-directed, motivated and able to work under pressure. Work requires substantial knowledge coffee produced and equipment distributed by company. Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image to the public. Requires a willingness to work a flexible schedule.

Desirable Skills / Traits

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Flexible, dedicated, team player
• Understanding of current social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, etc..)
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Salesforce softwares