Route Salesperson
3 years ago
Allentown
Job Description SUMMARY Responsible for the sales of all current and new products to all accounts within a designated territory, ensuring customer satisfaction and fulfillment needs are met. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Drives route truck to deliver product to the customer., • Rotates stock on truck and in stores to ensure freshness and to comply with stale %., • Communicates with store management to acquire additional displays and shelf space., • Sells total product line., • Effectively solicits new accounts., • Sets up clean, neat product displays ensuring a good mix of product while adhering to store policies., • Loads and unloads product., • Maintains route book to log directions, stop sequence, and contacts., • Maintains cleanliness of truck and equipment., • Utilizes hand-held computer for sales transactions. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE • High school diploma or GED equivalent and;, • One-three months related experience and/or training or;, • Equivalent combination of education and experience., • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals., • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence., • Ability to effectively present information and to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers in one-on-one and small group situations., • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals., • Ability to compute ratios and percentages., • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out verbal or written instructions., • Basic computer skills., • Good organizational skills., • Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure., • While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly sits, stands, walks, bends, stoops, kneels, squat, lifts, uses hands, arms and fingers to perform routine tasks., • Have corrected vision to 20/40 or better., • While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds and lift up to 10 pounds shoulder level and above. Employee must be able to push or pull up to 75-100 pounds of force., • Achieves assigned sales budget at least 10 out of 13 periods., • Achieves assigned stales %., • Takes initiative in gaining display space he/she needs, not just what the store gives., • Sells new products effectively as requested., • Sells new accounts effective as requested., • Maintains a positive attitude at all times., • Maintains an acceptable driving record Job Posted by ApplicantPro