Route Salesman Relief

El Milagro•Chicago, IL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Family-owned and operated since 1950, El Milagro is dedicated to producing high-quality tortilla products while providing exceptional service and maintaining a supportive, family-oriented work environment. We take pride in our commitment to Quality, Integrity, and Family, and we seek team members who share these values and strive to uphold our standards of excellence in everything they do. As a Route Salesman, one is responsible for managing an established delivery route, ensuring timely distribution of products, maintaining strong customer relationships, and driving sales growth. This role involves delivering goods, restocking inventory, promoting new products, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The Route Salesman also handles payments, maintains accurate records, and identifies opportunities to increase sales within their territory.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license C Required
Bilingual: English and Spanish Fluent
High school diploma or equivalent (required)
Basic math, reading, writing and record-keeping abilities

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in route sales, delivery, or customer service preferred
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively

Responsibilities

Follow all state and federal motor vehicle traffic laws.
Take good care of portable handheld, printer and hand truck issued by EM.
Check route salesmen room board for current week customer PO'S and notices.
While working in store keep all products and hand truck in an organized manner and out-of-customer's way for safety purposes.
Place and receive product orders for assigned route customers.
Answer questions from store customers regarding EM products as necessary.
Keep all empty pallets in truck in an organized and safe way.
Return all stalled (credits) products for end-of-day inventory purposes.
Set display, rotate and place new products on shelves as taught.
Monitor and report equipment, used on route condition.
Account for all product received at start of day and any stales pulled from stores when doing end-of-day settlement.
Leave truck fueled, empty and clean at the end of the day.
Introduce and sell any new products to customers.
Call on scheduled customers to sell and stock customer's shelves.
Sell adequate product quantities to each established customer on route.
Increase sales within current customers and any new acquired accounts.
Issue correct invoices by customer (store), all credit customer invoices must have a store stamp and signature.
Collect payment for all cash sales when servicing customers at every visit.
Turn in all invoices (including voids) created during route.
Zero out on all sales and inventory daily (No open balances allowed).