Route Sales Specialist

Top Reasons To Apply

$70,000 - $75,000 Average Annual Salary.
Shift: Start time is approximately 5:00 am/Wednesday and Sunday off.
Excellent benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plan.
Growing organization & increased demand for products!

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide vacation relief for Route Sales Professionals and Loaders.
• Affords assistance to the Sales Leadership Team in day-to-day operations and/or issues as needed.
• Affords assistance in the training of new Route Sales Professionals.
• Delivers fresh product to existing customers on open routes until new RSPs are trained.
• Affords assistance with rack resets.
• Presents alignment in account chains with Route Sales Professionals.
• Operates route operation activity, including ordering and distribution, merchandising, promotional activity, holiday planning and meeting customer expectations.
• Communicates with customers to assist them in understanding the promotional activity and understand what our customer delivery expectations are.
• Ensures the product distribution is accomplished to customer satisfaction in agreement with any contract terms and requirements.
• Affords assistance in selling of new products, and space/position gains.
• Provides a high level of customer service and solve customer issues as they arise.

Requirements

• At least 21 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to obtain and retain a DOT medical card.
• Successfully able 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) is 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.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers.
• Knowledge of sales techniques and customer service principles.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks efficiently.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retailer Plan

Schedule

Start time is approximately 5:00 am/Wednesday and Sunday off.

Pay

$70,000 - $75,000 Average Annual Salary.