Route Salesman Relief

El Milagro Inc.•Chicago, IL

10d•Hybrid

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
Previous experience in route sales, delivery, or customer service preferred
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
Bilingual: English and Spanish Fluent
High school diploma or equivalent (required)
Basic math, reading, writing and record-keeping abilities
Must work with route helper (when available) on a 50/50 basis for all physical work required
Job requires frequent heavy lifting up to 50 lbs regularly
Frequent bending, lifting, stretching and walking
Ability to drive for extended periods

Responsibilities

Must follow all state and federal motor vehicle traffic laws
Must 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
Tortilla display set; rotate and place new products on shelves as taught repairs due to abuse or carelessness will be done at your expense Monitor and report equipment, used on route condition
Must 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. Leave truck fueled, empty and clean at the end of each day
Set display, rotate and place new product on shelves as taught
Introducing and selling any new products to customers
Must 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
Must collect payment for all cash sales when servicing customers at every visit
Must turn in all invoices (including voids) created during route
Must zero out on all sales and inventory daily (No open balances allowed)