Sales Rep - Relief Large Grocery/mass Merch

Job Opportunity

Position fills-in as the primary store-level sales person to large accounts like supermarkets and is responsible for providing service to and growing business in assigned accounts. Position orders products to be delivered by another employee to the store. Generates sales by selling to and servicing customers. Rotates and stocks products on shelves and displays, in coolers, in vending equipment, and in customers' backrooms. Builds displays and sets up promotional materials such as pricing signs and banners. Has frequent interaction with store management.

This position is labor intensive, requiring lifting, loading, pushing and pulling cases weighing from 20-45 pounds per case repeatedly over 10-12 hour work period. The position requires bending, reaching, and squatting while merchandising and moving product. The position may include weekend and/or holiday work.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Growing sales volume, market share, product distribution, space allocation, and customer service in all assigned accounts
• Selling product inventory to standard
• Taking inventory and placing orders for future delivery
• Soliciting new business to increase volume and new package distribution within the area boundaries
• Selling and executing promotions, soliciting placement of equipment and selling sufficient product inventory
• Utilizing point-of-purchase materials to stimulate sales
• Generating selling opportunities by maintaining and increasing shelf facings, cleaning shelves, and rotating products
• Providing excellent service to assigned accounts and creating and maintaining goodwill with all customers
• Merchandising product sections and building displays to stimulate sales
• Completing paperwork in an accurate, legible, and timely manner
• Position requires additional duties as assigned by manager to potentially include, but not limited to, warehouse support, etc.
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Basic qualifications include:

• 18 years or older
• Must have car or personal transportation to access multi-store locations within assigned shift
• Valid U.S. driver's license and proof of insurance

Helpful experience includes:

• Experience with consumer products
• Experience in the beverage industry
• Experience with power equipment
• Experience with hand held computers
• Experience with managing inventory
• Experience with business-to-business selling
• Experience with merchandising
• Experience managing incorrect orders
• Experience performing financial and mathematical calculations
• Experience managing a route
• Experience with incremental selling
• Experience following safety procedures

For positions that require use of a personal vehicle for a sales route, mileage reimbursement is provided. Our company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.