Retail Sales Associate - Minneapolis

About Us

Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in the United States and the maker of well-loved brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, Blue Ribbon Classics, Trolli, Butterfinger, 100Grand, Baby Ruth, Nutella, and Kinder Bueno. With 4,000 employees across 4 production plants and 2 main hub locations (Chicago and Le Mars), Wells combines its strong U.S. heritage with Ferrero’s global standards of excellence. Guided by innovation, quality, and a people-first mindset, Wells is committed to delighting consumers and developing exceptional teams.

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.
• 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.

Benefits

Wells supports 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.