Route Specialist

CONA Services•Mansfield, OH

5d•$25 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Route Specialist covers teammates’ routes when they are away and maintains established route standards, including ordering, delivering, unloading, stocking, facing, and rotating products at customer locations. The role provides courteous, professional, compliant, safe, and timely service while ensuring products are properly merchandised on shelves, displays, in coolers, and in cold vaults. Route activities may vary by discipline, including bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle routes. The Route Specialist may train new route sales teammates, assist the Supervisor with tasks and projects across the territory, and respond to urgent customer needs in coordination with sales, delivery, and customer management teams. The role serves as an ambassador for the company and its brands.

Requirements

Able to perform job duties on a timely basis with minimal supervision.
Past job performance reflecting dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and sound judgment.
Able to work in a fast-paced, continuous-lifting environment.
Able to repetitively lift up to 50 pounds of product.
Available to work some weekends and holidays.
Excellent safety record.
Able to push and pull manual and powered material-handling equipment containing product loads for at least 100 yards without assistance.
Able to read, speak, write, and understand English and perform basic arithmetic.
Valid driver’s license for the state of residency and an excellent driving history reflected on a 7-year Motor Vehicle Report.
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or Class A permit, or ability to obtain one.
Able to pass and maintain Department of Transportation physical requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous route delivery, direct store delivery, product stocking or merchandising, or retail management experience is strongly preferred.
High school diploma or GED.
Retail management or merchandising experience.

Responsibilities

Cover vacation routes and maintain route standards and sales while preserving a high level of customer service.
Order, fill, merchandise, and rotate products on shelves, displays, cold vaults, and cooler equipment according to company standards.
Perform activities specific to route disciplines, including bulk, conventional, full service, and cold bottle.
Assist the Supervisor in training new route sales teammates, focusing on safety, efficiency, and customer service.
Handle urgent customer needs and meet customer commitments in a timely, consistent, and professional manner in partnership with sales, delivery, and customer management teams.
Assist the Supervisor with projects, territory tasks, and other duties as assigned.
Deliver and unload products at customer locations as required.
Stock and face products on displays and shelves, in coolers, and in cold vaults, maintaining product rotation standards.