Sales and Marketing Assistant

Does your current employer treat you, their customers, and their vendors like family?

Join us at Heartland Produce Company, where we are passionate about delivering consistently fresh produce from our family to yours!  Every day, with excellence, we selflessly serve our customers, vendors, coworkers, and community, while having fun and keeping it real. 

We’re eager to grow with passionate individuals who are dedicated to building strong relationships and driving mutual success.

Sales and Marketing Assistant – you will assist in growing sales by creating engaging marketing materials, social media content and food show exhibits. This role helps keep the brand active, consistent and moving forward every day.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; every other weekend (details will be provided during the interview).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sales Team Support: Provide administrative, reporting, and customer support to help the sales team serve customers effectively and grow profitable business.
• Customer Communication: Assist customers with product information, order follow-up, promotional details, and general service needs while maintaining a high level of responsiveness and professionalism.
• Marketing & Merchandising Support: Assist with developing and executing marketing, merchandising, and promotional programs that support customer growth and sales objectives.
• Content Creation: Create and maintain marketing materials, sales presentations, promotional flyers, social media content, and other customer-facing communications.
• Market Research & Analysis: Monitor industry trends, customer purchasing patterns, product categories, and competitive activity to identify opportunities for sales growth and improved customer engagement.
• Event & Food Show Coordination: Support planning and execution of food shows, customer events, vendor promotions, community activities, and trade events.
• Data Management & Reporting: Maintain customer, product, promotional, and sales information while preparing reports and performance metrics for management and the sales team.
• Vendor & Customer Collaboration: Work with vendors and customers to gather promotional information, product details, merchandising resources, and marketing content that support mutual growth.
• Brand Stewardship: Ensure all communications and materials accurately reflect Heartland Produce's brand, core values, commitment to quality, and customer-first approach.
• Continuous Improvement & Team Support: Identify opportunities to improve sales support, marketing effectiveness, reporting processes, and overall team efficiency while supporting additional departmental needs as assigned.
• May be required to perform additional duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• Education: Associate or bachelor’s degree required; degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate across multiple channels, including phone, email, and text.
• Customer Focus: Strong communication skills and a customer-first mindset.
• Organization & Prioritization: Ability to effectively prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and perform well in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Detail-Oriented: Meticulous attention to detail in both customer service and sales data.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Adaptable: Ability to remain flexible and responsive to changing priorities, customer needs, and business demands.
• Team Player: Collaborative spirit, aligned with Heartland’s core values of service, excellence, consistency and passion.

Benefits & Compensation:

• Starting rate: $21/hour 
• 100% employer-paid Basic Life insurance for employees – eligible after 31 days
• 80-90% employer-paid Medical (HSA-Compatible Health Plan available) and Dental insurance for employees and dependents – eligible after 31 days 
• Vision and Voluntary life insurance
• Short-term and Long-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness and Accident coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) - Employer match up to 5%
• Tuition Assistance Program