ROUTE SPECIALIST CLASS A

CHEERWINE BEVERAGE GROUP•Kinston, NC

2d•$50,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

Services, orders, and delivers products to customers by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Services customers assigned to route based on scheduled time-stopped ranking. Must adapt to any changes in work assignments as well as supporting organizational restructuring efforts. Follow accounts receivable guidelines set by trade/customer when checking in orders (DSD, PO#, Military, Receipt, or Stamp) with customer. Ensures all deliveries are properly worked by stocking our designated shelves and displays; ensuring that back stock be properly broken down and placed on appropriate pallets, bunkers, or trailers in an organized fashion; gather all shells/flats, pallets to be picked up and loaded, and damage or out of date be bundled and picked up; and then review our promotions and new sales orders with the necessary managers at our customers location before finalizing the order and delivery sheet. Communicates with each account: new product offering(s), sales events/promotions, and display opportunities. Audits and pulls out-of-date or damaged products and rotates product in order to maintain the freshest product level possible on a regular basis. Responsible to pick up shells/flats and pallets from customer location and return to our warehouse for recycling program. Inspects and reviews daily route paperwork to ensure accuracy. Records and reviews delivery of product/merchandise, compares record with product/merchandise ordered, and reports discrepancies to control costs and maintain correct inventory levels. Inspects product/merchandise to ensure it is correctly priced and displayed. Listens to customer complaints, examines returned product/merchandise, and resolves problems to restore and promote good public relations. Assists sales workers in completing difficult sales, placing displays or coolers, and perform resets. Ensures all deliveries are properly worked, stocked, displays set, promotions executed, back stock broken down and placed in proper areas in organized fashion, shells/flats picked up and recorded, damage or out of date picked up, recorded, and properly discarded, and any other issues related to the delivery, customer service, sales, and employment of this team. Communicates issues, problems, or opportunities with sales and delivery team as well as management. Follows all company policies and procedures set forth by management.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Two years of route sales experience, preferably conventional route experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Knowledge of Encompass handheld accounting software.
Must pass background check, motor vehicle driver check, drug screen, and agility test.

Nice To Haves

Class A CDL License meeting acceptable criteria is preferred.

Responsibilities

Services customers assigned to route based on scheduled time-stopped ranking.
Adapts to any changes in work assignments and supports organizational restructuring efforts.
Follows accounts receivable guidelines set by trade/customer when checking in orders.
Ensures all deliveries are properly worked by stocking designated shelves and displays.
Breaks down back stock and places it on appropriate pallets, bunkers, or trailers in an organized fashion.
Gathers all shells/flats and pallets to be picked up and loaded.
Bundles and picks up damaged or out-of-date items.
Reviews promotions and new sales orders with necessary managers at the customer's location before finalizing the order and delivery sheet.
Communicates new product offerings, sales events/promotions, and display opportunities with each account.
Audits and pulls out-of-date or damaged products and rotates product to maintain the freshest product level.
Picks up shells/flats and pallets from customer locations and returns them to the warehouse for the recycling program.
Inspects and reviews daily route paperwork to ensure accuracy.
Records and reviews delivery of product/merchandise, compares records with ordered product/merchandise, and reports discrepancies.
Inspects product/merchandise to ensure it is correctly priced and displayed.
Listens to customer complaints, examines returned product/merchandise, and resolves problems.
Assists sales workers in completing difficult sales, placing displays or coolers, and performing resets.
Ensures all deliveries are properly worked, stocked, displays set, promotions executed, back stock broken down and placed in proper areas in organized fashion, shells/flats picked up and recorded, damage or out of date picked up, recorded, and properly discarded.
Communicates issues, problems, or opportunities with the sales and delivery team as well as management.
Follows all company policies and procedures.