Driver Trainee (CDL Required)

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.•Athens, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Build your future with G&J Pepsi. Our Drivers earn $26.10 per hour and receive competitive benefits such as: 401K Matching, Pension, Vacation time, Insurance benefits, Employee uniforms provided. Schedule: 4 days/week - 10-hour shifts - starting at 5am. To serve our customers by being trained to perform the job duties of different positions within the sales team and also to provide coverage for these positions during absences. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License; employee must be insurable to operate a vehicle, as a condition of initial and continued employment.
6-12 months of previous sales experience with a consumer product line and customer relations experience.
Knowledge of: stocking, rotating and displaying products; retail sales environment; product line; beverage industry.
Skill in: service in a variety of settings.
Ability to: work quickly and efficiently without direct supervision; solve problems; multi-task; adapt to changing tasks and priorities; be trained on a two and four-wheel hand cart, pallet jack, straddle stacker, handheld computer and printer and other mechanical equipment; drive a combination vehicle, lift heavy product repetitively, accurately count inventory on vehicle; read (e.g. diagrams, maps, planograms) and write.
Other functions, skills, and abilities may also apply.

Responsibilities

Delivers, stocks, rotates, displays, and maintains products at customer locations according to established standards.
Builds positive relationships with customers, consumers, Territory Account Managers, Territory Delivery Managers, and internal Pepsi teams.
Invoices customers and collects payment.
Handles, stocks, and organizes alcoholic products.
Communicates effectively with retailers, Pepsi management, supervisors, and co-workers.
Follows company policies, safety requirements, AIB and Pepsi standards, and applicable laws; wears required PPE.
Maintains customer inventory by delivering appropriate product quantities between scheduled deliveries.
Completes required paperwork, including DOT logs, and protects confidential pricing, promotion, and customer information.
Works assigned schedule, maintains regular attendance, works overtime as needed, and performs other duties as assigned.