Route Sales Specialist

Indiana Ag Connection; Indianapolis (IN); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 60.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Excellent benefits: Medical, Dental, V

Vision, Retirement Plan

Resumo da vaga

Bimbo Bakeries USA is hiring a Route Sales Specialist to support the growth of our routes and ensure fresh product delivery to customers. You will partner with Sales Leadership, train new staff, and manage merchandising and promotions on assigned routes.

Ideal candidates will have 1–3 years in direct sales distribution, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to obtain a DOT medical card. Expect early start times and a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

Qualificações

• At least 21 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to obtain and retain a DOT medical card.
• Chauffer License required for IN/MI/TN locations.
• Ability to climb, push/pull, bend, stoop, kneel for extended periods.
• 1-3 years of DSD experience preferred.
• English language proficiency to communicate with customers as required by DOT regulations.

Responsabilidades

• Provide vacation relief for Route Sales Professionals and Loaders.
• Assist Sales Leadership Team in day-to-day operations and issues.
• Assist training of new Route Sales Professionals.
• Deliver fresh product to existing customers on open routes.
• Assist with rack resets and promotional displays.
• Partner with Route Sales Professionals to align accounts.
• Manage route operation activities including ordering, distribution, merchandising, and holiday planning.
• Communicate with customers about promotions and delivery expectations.
• Ensure distribution complies with contracts and requirements.
• Assist with selling of new products and space gains.
• Provide high level customer service and resolve issues as they arise.
• Work location will vary based on staffing needs.

Conhecimentos

Valid driver’s license

DOT medical card

Chauffer license (IN/MI/TN)

Customer service

Physical stamina

Descrição da vaga

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.

Route Sales Specialist

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.

Top Reasons to Apply:

• $50,000 - $60,000 average annual salary.
• Shift: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Start time is approximately 5am.
• Excellent benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plan.
• Growing organization & increased demand for products!

What you will be doing:

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

What we need from you:

• 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.

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.