Beverage Route Delivery Driver - Charleston

Carolina Canners•Charleston, SC

About The Position

As a Beverage Route Delivery Driver, you will be responsible for delivering products to all assigned accounts within your route. You will also be responsible for driving sales and revenue through marketplace execution and initiatives, cultivating customer relationships, and working hand-in-hand with the operations team to provide best-in-class service.

Requirements

18 years or older.
High school diploma, GED or equivalent.
Clean and insurable driving record.
Valid SC License appropriate for the assigned vehicle and route.
Must be able to read, write, and perform basic math.
Must possess thorough understanding of sales and warehouse processes and procedures.
Regular, reliable, predictable attendance.
Ability to work reliably and independently with minimal daily supervision.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong customer service skills.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must be physically and mentally able to successfully perform the essential elements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must be able to hear, talk, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Constantly required to stand, walk, and sit.
Must be able to climb into and out of the delivery truck throughout the shift 8 to10 hours per day.
Must frequently push and pull up to 500 pounds using a hand truck or pallet jack.
Must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must be able to use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving products and equipment.
Vision requirements to do this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Drive company-owned vehicle to deliver products to customer accounts.
Complete required delivery procedures at each customer location, generate invoices for each product delivery and be responsible for daily settlement of your route.
Organize and maintain backstock by stacking and arranging products by package and flavor, return empty pods, crates, damaged and out of date products to the warehouse.
Successfully sell against the company’s annual sales plan (AOP) as well as individual performance targets.
Manage account inventory and rotation; ensuring on-shelf inventory is adequate to support same-day sales while creating and transmitting sales orders from selling device(s).
Prioritize account visits based on customer availability and needs, while remaining flexibile to coordinate off-schedule visits and deliveries.
Activate local and national marketplace initiatives and promotions to build brand development and maximize performance, while coordinating display and holiday activity and selling against LTO and innovation distribution targets.
Build and maintain customer relationships at the store level by delivering best-in-class customer service through communication, building rapport, and showing attentiveness to customer needs.
Secure and maintain cold and warm space, displays, and racks, while being responsible for placement of point-of-sale (POS) and other promotional signage.
Ensure complete customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management, while resolving any customer concerns.
Build and maintain a network of sources from which to identify new account leads.
Conduct daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections of delivery vehicle and communicate any equipment issues that need attention.
Adheres to DOT rules and regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.