Route Specialist

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Health benefits

Stock purchase plan

Professional development

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Ft Wayne is hiring a Route Specialist to cover routes when teammates are away and to maintain established routes, including orders, delivery, and stocking on displays. You will ensure proper rotation and provide excellent customer service on designated routes.

The role also involves assisting the Supervisor with training, handling urgent customer needs, and supporting Sales, Delivery, and Customer Management teams as needed.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license with clean 7-year MVR
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or permit
• DOT physical requirements pass
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly
• Some weekends/holidays availability
• Prior route delivery or merchandising preferred

Responsibilities

• Cover vacation routes to maintain established standards and sales
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves and displays
• Work on bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle routes
• Assist Supervisor with training and safety-focused tasks
• Address urgent customer needs with Sales and Delivery teams
• Assist with projects across the territory

Skills

Valid driver's license

CDL or permit

DOT physical

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Customer service

Route coverage

Education

High school diploma or GED

CDL Class A license

Tools

Pallet jack

Hand-truck

Job description

Requisition ID: 269754

Locations: Ft. Wayne

Pay Range: $20.00 - $25.00

We're more than beverages-we're building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. Join our team where your talent meets purpose, and every teammate directly shapes our success.

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

Job Overview

The Route Specialist will cover the routes of teammates when they are away and maintain their established routes, including orders, delivery, and, or 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 that appropriate rotation standards are maintained. The Route Specialist may be asked to train new route sales teammates and to assist the Supervisor, as time permits; handle urgent customer needs to satisfy commitments made to customers, and serve as an ambassador of our company and the world's most recognized brands.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Covervacation routes competently to maintain established route standards and sales to prevent missing important opportunities, ensure a high level of customer service is maintained
• Order, fill, merchandise, and rotateproducts on shelves, displays, cold vaults, and cooler equipment, according to company standards
• Specified activities per route discipline (bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle)
• Assistthe Supervisor in training new route sales teammates and assist supervisors as time permits, focusing on safety, efficiency, and customer service.
• Handleurgent customer needs to meet commitments made to customers in a timely, consistent, and professional manner, through partnering with the sales, delivery, and customer management teams
• Assist supervisor with projects, tasks across the territory, and other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Able to perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis
• Past job performance must reflect dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and the ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced continuous lifting environment
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. of product repetitively
• Availability to work some weekends and some holidays
• Previous route delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, merchandising products, or retail management experience is strongly preferred
• Excellent safety record
• Must have the ability to push and pull manual and powered material handling equipment (i.e., pallet jack, hand-truck, etc.) 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)
• Route Specialist typically is a senior role capable of covering any route discipline.
• We currently have multiple payment types across the company

Minimum Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Retail management or merchandising experience

Work Environment

Work environment will vary, includingexposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be nontemperature controlled

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.