Route Sales Support Specialist

Location: Claysburg, PA

About the role

This position supports DSD route sales employees and branch staffing needs by providing coverage on routes during temporary vacancies such as vacation, personal days, leaves, and/or other business-related reasons.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with RSP’s or management team regarding necessary route execution plans to provide continuous and uninterrupted quality service to customer base, per route assignment.
• Performs route sales duties such as merchandising, selling, building displays, truck organization, and inventory management.
• Regards individualized details of each RSP’s preferences by maintaining truck organization, planogram integrity, and product fulfillment according to route specifications and RSP preferences.
• Provides superior customer service and attends to specific customer requests, per route assignment.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver’s license in the current state of residence.
• Must possess an excellent driving record:
  • No more than 2 moving violations within the past 3 years
  • No DUI’s within the past 3 years
• Must possess a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Must pass a job-related assessment with a score of 70% or better.
• All Herr Foods Inc. job offers are contingent upon successfully passing a drug test; the company has a Random Drug Testing program for all active employees.
• Able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
• Possess a stable work history with good references.
• Display evidence of sound judgment and the ability to adapt quickly to different work and driving conditions.
• Possess strong communication, persuasion, and organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage priorities effectively.

Physical Demands

• Constantly reaching; frequently sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, driving, and lifting up to 32 pounds.
• Occasionally lifting and carrying up to 48 pounds and pushing or pulling up to 40 pounds.

Pay

$20.00 / hour. Eligible for up to a $250.00 retention bonus.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, approximately 45–55 hours a week.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, hearing, and vision insurance.
• Marathon Health Clinic – a premier on-site healthcare provider offering tailored healthcare services, preventative care, and wellness programs for employees on any medical plan.
• 401k with a generous company match program and annual company profit sharing.
• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time.
• Paid employee referral program.
• Long-term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital, and critical illness indemnity plans, as well as identity theft coverage and legal plans.
• EAP services and tuition reimbursement.
• Low or no-cost medical care through the Assured Excellence Program for orthopedic procedures, cancer treatments, cardiac surgery, and other conditions, partnering with facilities such as John Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, Shriners Children’s Hospital, and Hazelden Betty Ford.
• OSS Health Company Direct Program, based in York, PA, offering bundled package rates for orthopedic care and imaging.

Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).