Mon Jun 06 , 2022
United Foods Corporation (www.unitedfoodscorp.com)
2 Tower Center Boulevard, 12th Floor
(PNC Bank Building)
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
To apply, send your cover letter and resume to:
sabrinalee@unitedfoodscorp.com
Sales & Sourcing Associate for Food & Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Basic Salary $17 to $24 Per Hour Plus Low to Mid-Five Figure
Commission Earnings on Top of the Salary for Each and Every Sales Order
Generated for Food Ingredients Manufactured and Distributed by the
Company. Opportunities for Advancement for People of Outgoing
"Go-Getter" Type and Business Development Skills. Total Annual
Income Potential: High 5 to Low 6 Figures (Depending on Performance; Our Top
Performers Earn US$ Mid-300K Per Year).
United Foods Corporation (www.unitedfoodscorp.com) is an industry
leader in high quality food and pharmaceutical ingredients and contract
manufacturing services; UFC’s Pharmaceutical Division, also known as United
Pharmaceuticals, specializes in the supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
(APIs), Excipients including carriers, fillers, additives, preservatives and
colorants to pharmaceutical manufacturers and compounding pharmacies servings
human and animal health sectors of the pharmaceutical industry in the United
States and the rest of the world. To meet its growth requirements of growth,
the Company is now seeking experienced account executives and talented and
quick-learning self-starters to enter the pharmaceutical industry. The
positions currently opened are Sales and Sourcing Associates, expected to come
onboard and promote and sell our pharmaceutical ingredients to customers in the
pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal care, and nutritional industries. Job
holders will work at our corporate offices located in East Brunswick, New
Jersey by cold-calling on leads provided by the Company and when not making
calls, visiting prospective customers, will write up emails and sales letters,
send out brochures and samples and perform duties in customer service, building
vendor relationships, sourcing, inbound and outbound traffic arrangements
including negotiating rates with traffic service providers and other
administrative duties as required by the Company’s management from time to
time. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with
1-hour lunch time.
General Description:
The Sales and Sourcing Associate is responsible for (I) sourcing
and buying food and pharmaceutical ingredients and other goods pursuant to the
requirements of the Company’s headquarters, inventory plans and materials
forecasts or as assigned by the management on ad hoc basis and
(II) developing relationships with manufacturers of pharmaceutical excipients,
active ingredients, and other pharmaceutical products (III) developing,
maintaining and growing sales of our products; this person will, under the
leadership, guidance and training of the company’s management, identify and
develop new prospects in order to buy from or to sell our products to (the
focus is on vendor development, new business development, building customer and
vendor relationships, sales support, and resolving customer issues.)
Sales Responsibilities:
Sourcing Responsibilities:
· Building vendor relationships with sources of pharmaceutical
excipients, active ingredients, and other pharmaceutical products
· Obtaining, gathering and organizing as much as possible
product data, specifications, manuals, photographs, videos and other
information of merchandise offered to us, and if needed, travel to meet with
suppliers and manufacturers.
· When applicable, arranging sampling/testing of potential
materials for purchase by in house lab or qualified third party testing
inspection & companies.
· Providing assistance in purchasing merchandise from vendors,
negotiating pricing, delivery and payment terms in the best interest of our
company as a customer, monitoring vendors’ performance, exercising problem
solving skills;
· Identifying and providing necessary background information
with respect to new vendors and once the new vendors have been approved,
performing the duties same as above
· Expediting open orders, monitoring inventory and coordinating
with our warehouse personnel, account executives and customer service
representatives.
· Coordinating with quality control personnel in regards to
reporting and dealing with quality issues and packaging problems such as
non-compliance with our quality and packaging standards, requesting and
arranging return and replacement, withholding payment and seeking credit and
compensation from vendors, demanding vendors to take corrective action, filing
insurance claims if it is applicable and coordinating with insurance surveyors
and claims adjusters, coordinating and cooperating with government regulatory
agencies at the direction and under the guidance of the Company’s management;
· Handling all other matters related to the supply chain issues
as designated by the Company’s management from time to time.
Qualifications/Requirements:
-High School Diploma or Associate’s Degree is required; however,
bachelor’s degree in economics, business administration, finance and accounting
or related fields or technical degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or
food science is a strong plus;
- Language ability – A high degree of proficiency in English is
absolutely required. Emphasis is given to fluency in English speaking and the
ability in writing error-free business and professional emails, letters, faxes,
memos, reports and proposals in English.
- 2-5 years of related experience in sourcing, sales and
expediting domestic and international shipments of chemicals, food ingredients,
pharmaceutical raw materials or industrial and mechanical products; sales
professionals who possess 2-5 years of experience in sales and marketing of
chemical, food and pharmaceutical ingredients and finished products and who
wish to switch to sourcing and purchasing careers are encouraged to apply.
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills and proven
negotiating and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel 25% to 40% of the time; willingness to
work after normal business hours or on holidays when the need arises in the
best interest of the company and our customers.
- Willingness to be trained in other functions or departments
and willingness to help out or cover the duties and responsibilities of other
co-workers whose occasional absences have been permitted by the management or
as designated by the management to help out in situations where there is a
temporary surge of work in other functions.
Personal Qualities: