** Herr Foods Inc**

** Sales Support Specialist (Elkridge, MD)**

Elkridge, MD 21075

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the sales support specialist position, joining our **Elkridge, MD** team. **BENEFITS**: This position is **full-time** benefit eligible, elective benefits include: Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance. Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing. **Herr Foods Inc.** is the largest privately owned salty snack food manufacturer and distributor in the country, we are based in Nottingham, PA and we think our 1600 employees are pretty spectacular! We have been committed for the last 75 years to making our Herrs family business an enjoyable place to work!

* **HOURLY RATE: $14.00/hr**

* **SCHEDULE:** Monday-Friday, approximately 45- 50 hours a week.

Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.

Paid Employee referral program.

This position supports DSD route sales employees and branch staffing needs by providing coverage on routes during temporary vacancies such as vacation, personal days, leaves, and/or other business related reasons.

**Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities include:**

* Communicates with RSPs or management team regarding necessary route execution plans to provide for continuous and uninterrupted quality service to customer base, per route assignment.

* Performs route sales duties such as merchandising, selling, building displays, truck organization and inventory management.

* Regards individualized details of each RSPs preferences whom they are supporting by maintaining truck organization, planogram integrity, and product fulfillment accordingly to route specifications and RSP preferences.

* Provides superior customer service and attends to specific customer requests, per route assignment.

**Other Duties & Responsibilities:**

* May conduct new business development activities on an as needed basis.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, preserve confidentially of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required. **The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.**

**Qualifications:**

* High school diploma or GED and six months to one year of demonstrated success in a route sales position.

* Possess a clean driving record.

* Courteous with customer service orientation and demonstrated listening skills.

* Understands and embraces value of safety.

* Professionally and safely operate step-van delivery truck, company van or personal vehicle.

* Able to understand and speak English. Bi-lingual a plus.

**Physical requirements and work environment:**

* Frequently walking, bending, kneeling, squatting, balancing and lifting and reaching using fine manipulation

* Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds. Occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.

* Exposed to outside weather elements

**Benefit (Details):**

Herrs is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance; long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).

***Herr Foods Inc.is an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities***