Driver Trainee Route Sales - Cleveland, TN
About The Position
The Delivery Merchandiser Trainee learns the daily duties of route delivery and merchandising across all disciplines. The role includes stocking and facing products on shelves and displays, coolers, and cooling vaults. The trainee should be able to provide route relief as needed and prepare to take a permanent route assignment in any route delivery discipline. Under supervision, the trainee learns to operate a Class A CDL vehicle and is expected to obtain the required licensing within 10 weeks of the training start date. The role also involves learning customer service and delivery procedures, product merchandising and rotation, display building and maintenance, inventory and paperwork accountability, and company and transportation safety standards.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license for the applicant's state of residency.
- Excellent driving history, subject to review of a seven-year motor vehicle report.
- Ability to obtain a Class A commercial driver's license; it is not required for hire.
- Ability to pass and maintain DOT physical requirements.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Self-motivated, with a high degree of integrity and able to perform duties with minimal supervision and in a timely manner.
- Dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and sound judgment.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment involving continuous lifting.
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds repeatedly and multiple times a day.
- Availability and willingness to work some weekends and holidays.
Nice To Haves
- Beverage or delivery industry knowledge.
- Customer management skills.
- Continuous improvement and initiative.
- Sales ability.
- Safety-focused approach.
- Previous route delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, product merchandising, or retail management experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Learn to drive a Class A CDL vehicle and obtain the required licensing within 10 weeks of the training start date.
- Learn delivery processes and customer-service procedures, including using a handheld device for invoicing and completing beginning- and end-of-shift check-in, check-out, cash, and paperwork accountability.
- Secure company assets and inventory and handle products safely and properly during deliveries to customer locations.
- Learn merchandising habits and techniques that meet company standards and execute commercial plans in customer outlets.
- Develop product rotation practices and learn to build and maintain displays, face products, maintain brand order, and manage products in backrooms.
- Work with customers to understand their needs and communicate customer-service issues to the appropriate manager.
- Promote personal safety, use equipment safely, and learn and follow company equipment and safety standards, FMCSA rules, DOT requirements, and Hours of Service requirements.
- Provide route relief as needed and prepare to take a permanent route assignment in any route delivery discipline.
Benefits
- 401(k) match
- Health coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Dedicated training
- Personalized mentorship
- Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
