FreshSpoke is shaking up the food industry and improving market access for farmers and micro-producers with a mobile B2B marketplace that provides a direct purchase and delivery pipeline so commercial food buyers can get fresh, quality food from local producers they know and trust.

Thanks to a Career Focus Green Grant, we’re looking for a sharp, personable, highly organized Regional Ambassador (RA) with a desire to learn the nitty-gritty of FreshSpoke’s platform and be part of something big as we grow our marketplace.

THE GIG

As the experienced Local Food Sales Rep, you are the face of FreshSpoke in your region. You do a little bit of everything. In a nutshell, you’re in charge of:

• Generating new business from retail, foodservice and institutional food buyers
• Identifying and recruiting regional supplier, buyer and influencer prospects
• Managing your sale pipeline through company CRM and report weekly on your progress
• Being the expert on our buyer and seller tools, handling support questions from FreshSpoke customers in our area
• Identify gaps in product offering and devise strategies to address them
• Implementing marketing programs
• Delivering high-quality service across multiple support platforms (email, chat, social media, phone)
• Listening attentively to the voice of FreshSpoke’s community and provide feedback to the rest of the FreshSpoke team
• Representing FreshSpoke in person and on social media leading tons of new users to want to check out FreshSpoke, our app, and our game-changing service - You’ll never go anywhere without business cards!

YOU

You are the perfect balance of confidence and drive. You love sales and are far more interested in getting out into the world than sitting behind a computer. You are a strong communicator with problem-solving ability; always looking for smarter, better ways to achieve a goal, and have:

• Agri-food industry work or volunteer background with knowledge of the local food scene
• Particular interest in a career in business development and sales
• Eagerness to pick up the phone, pound the pavement, be a spokesperson for FreshSpoke and the hundreds of local food suppliers on our platform
• Friendly, outgoing and engaging personality; people love being around you
• High degree of activity on social media sites
• High level of proficiency with MS office and CRM tools

Applicants must also meet criteria under the Career Focus Green Jobs wage subsidy program as follows::

• Be a graduate from a post-secondary institution within the last three years;
• Be between the ages of 15-30 (inclusive at the start of the placement);
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or hold refugee status;
• Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations; and
• Not be in receipt of Employment Insurance at the start of your placement.

THE PERKS

FreshSpoke offers a cool company culture filled with super smart, bold people who hit the ground running everyday, stoked to be a part of a company that is changing the future of food

• We work hard and play hard, so FreshSpoke is a 4-day work week company
• Get in on the ground floor of an innovative, well-managed company poised to grow
• Employee stock options plan available

APPLY

Application will be accepted until August 29, 2018

COVER LETTER + RESUME ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED

FreshSpoke is shaking up the food industry and improving market access for farmers and micro-producers with a mobile B2B marketplace that provides a direct purchase and delivery pipeline so commercial food buyers can get fresh, quality food from local producers they know and trust.

Thanks to a Career Focus Green Grant, we’re looking for a sales oriented, personable go-getter with a desire to learn the nitty-gritty of FreshSpoke’s platform and support the sales team and handle inquiries as we grow our marketplace.

THE GIG

As a lead generator, you are the FreshSpoke’s first impression. You need to be super friendly, always professional, a local food evangelist and a good communicator. In a nutshell, you’re in charge of:

• Researching and targeting business prospects using a variety of tools and strategies.
• Cold calling businesses in order to obtain key information from targeted prospects to meet the qualified lead criteria
• tracking prospects in a daily basis - identify decision makers, timelines, and specific characteristics, responses, then enter data accurately and consistently into the company's CRM
• Using email and phone to correspond with leads to follow up and/or to confirm appointments
• Coordinate all leads, prospects and opportunities, including regular updating and reporting using the CRM
• Preparation of weekly and monthly prospecting reports · Work with the COO to grow the sales pipeline to consistently meet monthly revenue goal
• ⦁Handling incoming sales and customer support inquiries through incoming calls, social media channels and live chat, referring them to the correct department where applicable.

YOU

You are the perfect balance of confidence and drive. You love sales and are far more interested in being part of a successful team than working as a lone ranger. You are a strong communicator with problem-solving ability; always looking for smarter, better ways to achieve a goal, and have:

• A proven understanding and passion for agriculture and food industry food
• Professional and able to connect/make a great impression on the first call
• Handle rejection well; move on to the next call quickly
• Experience with CRM systems – Hubspot preferred
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook
• Excellent communication, written, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent online research skills

Applicants must also meet criteria under the Career Focus Green Jobs wage subsidy program as follows:

• Be a graduate from a post-secondary institution within the last three years;
• Be between the ages of 15-30 (inclusive at the start of the placement);
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or hold refugee status;
• Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations;
• Not be in receipt of Employment Insurance at the start of your placement.

THE PERKS

FreshSpoke offers a cool company culture filled with super smart, bold people who hit the ground running everyday, stoked to be a part of a company that is changing the future of food

• We work hard and play hard, so FreshSpoke is a 4-day work week company
• Get in on the ground floor of an innovative, well-managed company poised to grow
• Employee stock options plan available

APPLY

Application will be accepted until August 29, 2018.

COVER LETTER + RESUME ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED