Large Format Sales Professional

Bimbo Bakeries USA; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a Large Format Sales Professional to manage merchandising, drive shelf space, and grow store-level sales across accounts. Join a large, nationwide team with competitive pay and full benefits.

The role requires early starts around 3 am, driving a company vehicle or your own, and the ability to manage routines, promotions, and displays while maintaining high standards of product freshness and customer service.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain a DOT medical card.
• Experience in Direct Sales Distribution (DSD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Merchandising, stocking, and proper rotation of product on shelves and displays.
• Drive sales by securing new display space and implementing in-store plans.
• Follow up on new account opportunities and build customer relationships.
• Introduce new products and services to maximize sales and shelf space.
• Conduct daily route settlements for products, invoices, cash, and inventories.
• Operate company route truck or drive own vehicle as required.

Skills

Valid driver’s license

Safe driving record

DOT medical card

Chauffer license

Experience in DSD

Job description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal.

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

Large Format Sales Professional

Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA:

• $52,000 - $63,000 average annual salary.
• Shift: 3 am start time, Wednesday and Sunday off.
• Full benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plan.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Merchandising, stocking, and proper ongoing rotation of product on store shelves and displays, ensuring best quality and freshness of products.
• Drive sales through the acquisition of new display space, incremental displays and through using sales data to establish other store-level plans.
• Follow up on new account opportunities and build effective customer relationships while ensuring promotions are executed.
• Introduce new products and services to maximize sales and shelf space within existing accounts and when soliciting new customers.
• Conduct daily route settlement procedures to account for all products, invoices, and cash while maintaining proper inventory counts.
• Drives own personal vehicle to customers. If on traditional route sales route; will drive company route truck.
• Complete DOT (US Department of Transportation) daily log and submit other documentation, paperwork, and deposits on time.

Position Requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain a DOT medical card.
• Successfully able to obtain Chauffer License (If job location is in IN, MI, TN).
• Must be able 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disable/Veterans [or Vets].

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 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. Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.