Sales Associate

Sales Associate 

About Sun Noodle 

Are you known to bring warmth, energy, and joy to everything you touch? Then please keep reading because we’re looking for talent like you.  

Founded in Hawaii in 1981, Sun Noodle is a family-owned company dedicated to the craft of fresh, premium noodles. With production facilities in Hawai‘i, California, New Jersey, and Rotterdam, Sun Noodle serves both world-class chefs and everyday noodle lovers. Through quality, creativity, and care, we aim to brighten people’s days with every bowl of noodles. Expect camaraderie, fun company events, and plenty of noodle tastings as part of your everyday life here. That’s enough about us for now. Below, we’ll share a little bit more about what we’re looking for in you. 

Role Overview 

The Sales Associate is responsible for supporting the Sales team by driving Asian distributor sales growth and maintaining strong distributor account relationships across assigned markets. This role plays a key part in expanding regional market presence, ensuring distributor satisfaction, supporting revenue goals, and maintaining efficient communication and coordination between distributors and internal teams. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Achieving growth, researching, and?maintaining?new and current accounts. 
• Continual visits and travel to assigned territories, locally and out of state. 
• Meeting and providing customer service needs for distributor partners as well as new and established restaurant customers. 
• Executing demo cuttings, presentations, ride-alongs?and trade shows. 
• Organize and log current and up-to-date information involving sales leads and?acquired?market research information. 
• Keeping?accurate?records of sales activity, forecasts, and customer feedback. 
• Identifying?and?contacting?potential clients through networking, calls, and emails. 
• Understanding customer needs, presenting product/ service?solutions, and providing solutions to concerns. 
• Willing?to learn and educate others to understand our product lines. 
• Willing to work on weekends 
• Willing to travel 
• Other duties as assigned 

Experience & Qualifications 

• Must LOVE noodles! 
• 3+ years of Manufacturing/ Distribution Sales 
• Has built a good rapport with Large & Local Food Distributors and/or restaurants 
• 2+ years of experience in Food Industry 
• Comfortable communicating product information to groups. 
• Willing to travel domestically outside of California through different means of transportation-?car,?train, airplane, etc. 
• Has a passion for Ramen, Noodles, Customer Service & Sales! 

What We Offer 

• Opportunity to shape an iconic and growing food brand 
• A creative culture centered around craftsmanship, collaboration, and continuous improvement 
• Exposure to a global business with diverse initiatives—from ramen festivals to retail roadshows to restaurant collabs 
• Competitive compensation and benefits 

If you love ramen, storytelling, creativity, and bringing joy to people through food—let’s talk.