What are the responsibilities and job description for the Route Sales Specialist position at Bimbo Bakeries USA?
Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.
Route Sales Specialist
The responsibility of the Route Sales Specialist is to follow procedures and good business practices that will enable routes to grow to potential. Delivers fresh product to existing customers, sets up new accounts and merchandises. The RSS will work closely with customers and support all sales initiatives to achieve expectations and be responsible for customer development with regard to ordering, merchandising, and display opportunities.
Top Reasons To Apply
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.
Route Sales Specialist
The responsibility of the Route Sales Specialist is to follow procedures and good business practices that will enable routes to grow to potential. Delivers fresh product to existing customers, sets up new accounts and merchandises. The RSS will work closely with customers and support all sales initiatives to achieve expectations and be responsible for customer development with regard to ordering, merchandising, and display opportunities.
Top Reasons To Apply
- $317.00 Weekly Base Pay Commission ($60,000 - $65,000 annual average).
- Schedule: 4 am start time (Wednesday and Sunday off).
- Excellent benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plan.
- Growing organization & increased demand for products!
- Provide vacation relief for Route Sales Professionals and Loaders.
- Assisting the Sales Leadership Team in day-to-day operations and/or issues as needed.
- Assists with the training of new Route Sales Professionals.
- Delivers fresh product to existing customers on open routes until new RSPs are trained.
- Assists with rack resets.
- Partners with Route Sales Professionals to create alignment in account chains.
- Route operation activity, including ordering and distribution, merchandising, promotional activity, holiday planning and meeting customer expectations.
- Communicate with customers to assist them in understanding the promotional activity and understand what our customer delivery expectations are.
- Ensure the product distribution is accomplished to customer satisfaction in agreement with any contract terms and requirements.
- Assists customer relations to include selling of new products, and space/position gains.
- Provides a high level of customer service and solve customer issues as they arise.
- Work location will vary depending on staffing needs.
- At least 21 years of age.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to obtain and retain a DOT medical card.
- Ability to climb, push/pull, bend, stoop, and kneel for extended periods as well as perform frequent reaching and use of fingers.
- 1-3 years of related experience in DSD (Direct Sales Distribution) is preferred.
- Consistent with United States Department of Transportation regulations, the ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Salary : $60,000 - $65,000