Outside Field Sales/Merchandising - Tallahassee

Wells Enterprises is searching for a Retail Sales Associate in our Tallahassee territory. This role is responsible for servicing and selling to retail accounts to develop strong customer relationships and drive sales. This position includes a company car and full benefits.

Responsibilities

• Serves as brand ambassador and face of Wells to customers and consumers.
• Provides best-in-class customer service, shares expertise on Wells brands and products, resolves all issues and concerns, and maintains strong relationships with store personnel.
• Maintains full distribution on existing SKUs and ensures placement of new items on shelf based on approved planogram.
• Completes daily merchandising tasks such as filling out of stocks, making on-hand adjustments, facing product, tagging, rotating, building displays, placing POS materials, and providing reset support.
• Proactively makes incremental sales by securing displays and pre-selling items for upcoming promotions.
• Effectively manages time and priorities for store calls within territory, ensuring store calls are completed based on assigned store call frequency.
• Completes accurate and timely database entries, reporting, recaps, expense reports, store audit information, and other ad hoc requests.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience required.
• 1-3 years of selling experience.
• Must maintain a current and valid driver's license.
• Daytime travel approximately 25%, with the possibility of an occasional overnight stay.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills; position requires daily discussions with customers at various levels.
• Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated commitment to meet or exceed customers' expectations.
• Demonstrated good judgment and respect for others.
• Ability to work independently, but also possess successful team-building skills.
• Ability to communicate via email and basic internet skills.

Pay

The base pay range for this position is $23-24/hour plus bonus and a company car. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

About Us

Wells Enterprises, Inc. is the largest privately held ice cream manufacturer in the United States. Founded in 1913 by Fred H. Wells and run by the Wells family for generations, the company is an independent operating company of the Ferrero Group, one of the global leaders in sweet, packaged foods.

Wells produces more than 200 million gallons of ice cream per year and distributes products in all 50 states. Wells manufactures its signature brand Blue Bunny®, lower-calorie Halo Top®, the iconic Bomb Pop®, and Blue Ribbon Classics®. Wells employs nearly 4,000 ice cream aficionados across the country. The company is headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa, where Wells has made Le Mars the “Ice Cream Capital of the World” as the largest manufacturer of ice cream in one location. Wells operates two manufacturing plants in Le Mars, Iowa, a manufacturing plant in Dunkirk, New York, and a manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada.

Benefits

At Wells, we’re proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on company performance.