Hershey's Part-Time Territory Sales Associate (Yukon, OK)

The Hershey Company•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•$16 - $17•Remote

About The Position

The Hershey Company is hiring a part-time Territory Sales Associate to represent its brands and drive sales and merchandising results within an assigned territory near Yukon, Oklahoma. This is a remote position involving travel to retail stores throughout the territory. The role requires driving a personal vehicle 55 or more miles per day; mileage is reimbursed at $0.62 per mile, and no car allowance is provided. This is a continuous part-time position working 20–25 hours per week, with flexible schedules based on personal and territory needs and store decision-maker availability. Workdays should overlap the core hours of 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless business needs require otherwise. Associates typically visit 6–10 or more accounts per day. The starting hourly rate is $15.50–$16.50 and may vary based on skills, experience, and geographic location. The role executes sales priorities and retail strategy, influences store-level outcomes, and collaborates with store leadership, internal teams, and peers. The associate uses consultative selling, business acumen, negotiation, and problem-solving to deliver retail objectives and long-term business results. Responsibilities include maintaining authorized product distribution, implementing sales and merchandising plans, building and replenishing displays, and reporting daily activity and other territory information using a tablet. Candidates must reside in or be willing to commute within the listed territory boundaries. They need a valid U.S. state-issued driver's license, a personal vehicle in sound operating condition, qualifying personal auto insurance that permits business use, daily access to wireless internet, and the ability to use tablet technology. The position includes regular lifting of 10–40 pounds and frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, and manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

Valid U.S. state-issued driver's license.
Personal vehicle in sound operating condition.
Personal auto insurance with minimum coverage of $100,000 per person, $100,000 per accident, and $100,000 property damage; the policy must permit business use.
Must reside or be willing to commute within the territory boundaries listed in the posting.
Ability to drive long distances and make multiple sales calls daily.
Ability to lift 10–40 pounds regularly, with or without reasonable accommodations.
Ability to bend, kneel, stoop, and demonstrate manual dexterity frequently, with or without reasonable accommodations.
Ability to use tablet technology.
Daily access to wireless internet.
Flexibility and adaptability to changes in territory coverage.
Availability to work 20–25 hours per week.
High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Three to four years of food merchandising experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Use consultative selling skills to understand store and retailer priorities and influence solutions that drive results.
Develop and execute a strategy before each store call, aligned with store-, regional-, or retailer-level objectives.
Use sales strategies, influence, and negotiation to propose solutions and seek additional opportunities or commitments.
Solve problems by implementing appropriate solutions, evaluating alternatives, and asking questions to achieve optimal outcomes.
Sell and maintain 100% distribution of all authorized Hershey items in the assigned territory.
Execute headquarters sales and merchandising plans and ensure flawless retail execution with retailers.
Achieve merchandising objectives using permanent secondary displays and other display vehicles established in the Retail Execution Plan.
Build displays, increase distribution of top-selling items, and replenish permanent secondary displays.
Report weekly activity, expenses, account changes, promotions, and other assigned-territory administrative information.
Record daily activities on a tablet and submit them at the end of each day.
Travel to and make sales calls at multiple retail accounts across the assigned territory.