Route Sales Specialist I: Fresh Bakery Growth

Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries; Presque Isle (ME); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and medical benefi

401(k) Retirement savings plan

Professional growth and leadership培训

Paid vacation, holidays, and parental

Job summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. is seeking a Route Sales Specialist I to manage the ordering, sales, delivery, and merchandising of fresh baked products across retail accounts, restaurants, and institutions.

You will build relationships with store managers and execute market programs to grow sales while ensuring product freshness and shelf availability. The role requires the ability to work non-traditional hours, including weekends or holidays, and to gain industry knowledge through on-the-job training.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-year related experience in retail sales, DSD sales, and/or business-to-business sales.
• Must be able to obtain DOT medical certification to drive a CMV.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours including weekends or holidays.

Responsibilities

• Leverage internal sales data and company marketing plans to drive growth with customers through proper planning, ordering, and execution.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relations to effectively communicate sales solutions and improve customer satisfaction.
• Order product using an online state-of-the-art order planner to ensure customers are receiving the freshest product possible.
• Increase sales through shelf space expansion and the sale/use of in-store promotions and displays.
• Adhere to the company assigned route structure, stop sequence, and established service times to drive efficiency and to ensure continued customer satisfaction and consistent service times.
• Know and follow all retailer/account standard operating procedures, including, but not limited to, check in/check out and service windows.
• Adhere to the fresh market policy by appropriately rotating product and removing damaged or out-of-code product as necessary.
• Follow shelf-life cycle of each brand/product and maximize shelf life with proper rotation.

Skills

Retail sales

DSD sales

B2B sales

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Flowers Foods, Inc. is seeking a Route Sales Specialist I to manage the ordering, sales, delivery, and merchandising of fresh baked products across retail accounts, restaurants, and institutions.

You will build relationships with store managers and execute market programs to grow sales while ensuring product freshness and shelf availability. The role requires the ability to work non-traditional hours, including weekends or holidays, and to gain industry knowledge through on-the-job training.