Hourly Route Sales Representative

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Full-Time Route Sales position, joining our Hampton, VA team.

Pay

• Hourly rate: $19.00/hour
• Eligible for up to a $250.00 retention bonus

Schedule

• Monday–Friday
• Approximately 45–50 hours per week

Benefits

• Full-time benefit eligible
• Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance
• Marathon Health Clinic on-site healthcare provider at the Nottingham, PA facility
• 401(k) with a generous company match program
• Annual company profit sharing
• Paid vacation, holiday and sick time
• Paid employee referral program

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Clean driving record
• Courteous with customer service orientation and demonstrated listening skills
• Understands and embraces value of safety
• Professionally and safely operate a personal vehicle
• Ability to understand and speak English; bilingual a plus

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Frequent walking, bending, kneeling, squatting, balancing, lifting, reaching and fine manipulation
• Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
• Occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds
• Exposure to outside weather elements

Responsibilities

• Merchandising: rotating, labeling and stocking product onto shelves and promotional displays
• Replenish stock as needed
• Scan Based Trading: conduct inventory checks in franchise accounts using scan-based trading; use hand-held computer to count and input inventory of Herr’s branded products
• Update zone and branch manager with any questions or concerns that arose during the visit
• Sell, deliver, stock and merchandise product to grocery retail and independent chain stores
• Manage daily accuracy of product inventory
• Execute company-sponsored promotional programs by acquiring temporary and incremental product displays, shelving and permanent merchandising fixtures
• Perform snack resets inside retail, independent chains and grocery stores
• Recommend improved merchandising opportunities to increase sales growth
• Assemble, modify and customize merchandising racks specific to franchise and non-franchise account sales needs
• Use creativity to resolve and limit merchandising space challenges that may arise in franchise and non-franchise accounts
• Conduct space surveys for accurate market share