Route Sales Specialist

About the role

The responsibility of the Route Sales Specialist is to follow procedures and good business practices that will enable routes to grow to potential. Delivers fresh product to existing customers, sets up new accounts and merchandises. The RSS will work closely with customers and support all sales initiatives to achieve expectations and be responsible for customer development with regard to ordering, merchandising, and display opportunities.

Pay

$60,000 – $70,000 average annual salary.

Schedule

Wednesday and Sunday off.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Retirement Plan
• $500 sign-on bonus eligibility
• $3,000 retention bonus eligibility

Responsibilities

• Provide vacation relief for Route Sales Professionals and Loaders
• Assist the Sales Leadership Team in day-to-day operations and/or issues as needed
• Assist with the training of new Route Sales Professionals
• Deliver fresh product to existing customers on open routes until new RSPs are trained
• Assist with rack resets
• Partner with Route Sales Professionals to create alignment in account chains
• Manage route operation activity, including ordering and distribution, merchandising, promotional activity, holiday planning, and meeting customer expectations
• Communicate with customers to assist them in understanding promotional activity and delivery expectations
• Ensure product distribution is accomplished to customer satisfaction in agreement with contract terms and requirements
• Assist customer relations to include selling of new products, and space/position gains
• Provide a high level of customer service and solve customer issues as they arise
• Work location will vary depending on staffing needs

Requirements

• At least 21 years of age
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to obtain and retain a DOT medical card
• Ability to obtain Chauffer License (if job location is in IN, MI, TN)
• Ability to climb, push/pull, bend, stoop, and kneel for extended periods as well as perform frequent reaching and use of fingers
• 1–3 years of related experience in DSD (Direct Sales Distribution) preferred
• Consistent with United States Department of Transportation regulations, the ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records

The physical and mental demands described are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.