Route Sales Specialist

Bimbo Bakeries USA; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Route Sales Specialist in a growing organization that values diversity and development. Your role will involve delivering fresh products to customers, assisting with training, and ensuring customer satisfaction through effective communication. This position offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the chance to be part of a company that promotes an inclusive work environment. If you have a passion for sales and customer service, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and grow in your career.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of related experience in Direct Sales Distribution (DSD) preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain a DOT medical card required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fresh products to existing customers and assist with training new staff.
• Communicate with customers to ensure satisfaction and promote new products.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales Experience

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Driver’s License

Job description

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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

• $24.00 per hour ($49,920 - $55,000 annual average salary).
• 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.
• 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.
  
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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