Route Specialist Louisville

Requisition ID: 263414 | Location: Louisville

About the Role

The Route Specialist will cover the routes of teammates when they are away and maintain their established routes, including orders, delivery, and unloading our products at customer locations on designated routes in a courteous, professional, compliant, safe, and timely manner. This fast-paced role is also responsible for stocking and facing products on displays and shelves, in coolers and cold vaults while ensuring appropriate rotation standards are maintained. The Route Specialist may train new route sales teammates, assist the Supervisor, handle urgent customer needs, and serve as an ambassador of our company and the world’s most recognized brands.

Responsibilities

• Cover vacation routes competently to maintain established route standards and sales, ensuring high customer service levels
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves, displays, cold vaults, and cooler equipment according to company standards
• Perform specified activities per route discipline (bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle)
• Assist the Supervisor in training new route sales teammates, focusing on safety, efficiency, and customer service
• Handle urgent customer needs to meet commitments in a timely, consistent, and professional manner through collaboration with sales, delivery, and customer management teams
• Assist supervisor with projects, tasks across the territory, and other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Able to perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis
• Demonstrated dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and sound judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with continuous lifting
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. of product repetitively
• Availability to work some weekends and holidays
• Excellent safety record
• Ability to push and pull manual and powered material handling equipment (e.g., pallet jack, hand-truck) containing product loads for a minimum of 100 yards without assistance
• Ability to read, speak, write, and understand English to perform basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
• Valid driver’s license for your state of residency with an excellent driving history reflected on a 7-year Motor Vehicle Report
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or permit (Class A) or the ability to obtain such
• Ability to pass and maintain D.O.T. physical requirements

Qualifications

• Previous route delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, merchandising products, or retail management experience is strongly preferred
• High school diploma or GED (preferred)
• Retail management or merchandising experience (preferred)

Skills

• Route Specialist is typically a senior role capable of covering any route discipline

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Health coverage
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Dedicated training and personalized mentorship

Work Environment

Work environment will vary, including exposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be non-temperature controlled.