Sales Development Associate

Jobtailor; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a route sales professional to manage daily accounts and routes, ensuring timely product delivery and restocking. You will analyze buying patterns and pricing information to optimize distribution with strong customer service skills.

The role requires independent work, attention to detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced field environment. MS Office proficiency and effective communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and work experience.
• Results-oriented professional with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Analytic and reporting skills to monitor performance and inventory.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Calls on accounts and covers daily routes to ensure coverage.
• Plan routes and strategies to achieve sales and merchandising objectives.
• Maintain product levels in accounts by inventory and restocking (where legal).
• Ensure brand visibility with current POS materials.
• Address customer issues and refer complex problems to management.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Analytic and reporting

Problem-solving

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

• Calls on accounts and covers daily routes that do not have coverage by creating an established and efficient routing pattern.
• Strategizes/preplans on how best to achieve sales and merchandising objectives and understands accounts’ buying patterns by understanding and reviewing company pricing and product programming information on a monthly basis and maintaining accurate historical account purchase information.
• Maintains product levels in accounts by taking inventory and restocking shelves (where legal).
• Ensures maximum brand visibility within accounts by using effective and current point of sale materials when appropriate.
• Services accounts by delivering products to customers in extenuating circumstances, handling customer issues and complaints and referring these issues, as appropriate, to management.
• May be expected to obtain payment depending on the market.
• Extended route coverage in some circumstances.
• Attains standards of performance goals by achieving the distribution, volume, and activity goals of supplier brands as set by management.
• Ensures national account compliance where applicable by accurately completing all necessary surveys.
• Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
• No prior experience required
• Basic PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
• Results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skills
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Analytic and Reporting skills
• Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment