Hourly Route Sales Representative

Herr Foods Inc.•Hampton, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Building a great career never tasted so good! We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Full-Time Route Sales position, joining our Hampton, VA team. This position is full-time benefit eligible. The role involves selling, delivering, stocking, and merchandising Herr's products to grocery retail and independent chain stores. Responsibilities include managing daily product inventory accuracy, executing company-sponsored promotional programs, performing snack resets, and potentially recommending improved merchandising opportunities. The role also requires conducting inventory checks in scan-based trading accounts using a hand-held computer and updating management on any issues. The employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity, respect, maintain confidentiality, a professional appearance, a positive attitude, communicate effectively, work with accuracy and efficiency, respect the work environment, and exercise initiative. Reliable attendance and punctuality are required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Clean driving record.
Courteous with customer service orientation and demonstrated listening skills.
Understands and embraces value of safety.
Professionally and safely operate a personal vehicle.
Able to understand and speak English.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual a plus.

Responsibilities

Rotating, labeling, and stocking product onto shelves and promotional displays.
Replenish stock as needed.
Conduct inventory checks in franchise accounts that use scan based trading as their receiving and point-of-sale business method.
Use hand-held computer to count and input inventory of Herr’s branded products.
Update Zone and Branch Manager with any questions or concerns that evolved during visit.
Sell, deliver, stock and merchandise product to grocery retail and independent chain stores.
Manage daily accuracy of product inventory.
Execute company sponsored promotional programs by acquiring temporary and incremental product displays, shelving, and permanent merchandising fixtures.
Perform snack resets inside retail, independent chains, and grocery stores.
May recommend improved merchandising opportunities to increase sale growth.
Assembles, modifies and customizes merchandising racks, specific to franchise and non-franchise accounts sales needs.
Uses creativity as a means to resolve and limit merchandising space challenges that may arise in franchise and non-franchise accounts.
Conduct space surveys for accurate market share.