D&B Grocers Wholesale & Distributors Route Sales RepMerchandiser

D&B Grocers Wholesale & Distributors is hiring for a Route Sales Rep/Merchandiser

Route Sales Rep/Merchandiser

Job Type Full-time

Full Job Description

Position acts as the primary store-level sales and merchandising representative to large national chain accounts and is responsible for providing service to and growing business in assigned territory. The ideal candidate is customer service-oriented a strong communicator and a self-starter. Our sales representatives have frequent interaction with store management to generate sales by selling to and servicing customers. Rotates and stocks products on shelves and displays in coolers and in customers back rooms. Builds displays and sets up promotional materials such as pricing signs and banners. This position is labor intensive requiring lifting and loading as well as pushing and pulling cases weighing from 10-15 pounds per case. This position includes some weekend work.

Position Type

Full-time Monday through Saturday

Compensation

• Base salary commission incentive
• $200.00 per month car allowance
• Gas reimbursement

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance benefits (after 60 days of employment)
• Holiday pay (after 90 days of employment)
• 5 days paid time off (after 1 calendar year of employment)
• 10 days paid time off (after 2 years of employment)

County Coverage

Wayne/Oakland/Macomb/Washtenaw/Monroe

Primary Responsibilities

• Grow sales volume market share product distribution space allocation and customer service in all assigned accounts
• Take and maintain inventory place orders for future delivery and sell product inventory to store and customer standards
• Sell and execute promotions solicit placement of displays and point-of-purchase materials to stimulate sales
• Maintain and increase shelf facings clean shelves and rotate products
• Provide excellent service to assigned accounts and create and maintain good will with all customers (e.g. communication rapport building attentiveness to customer needs etc.)
• Merchandise store shelving coolers and displays
• Complete required paperwork in an accurate legible and timely manner
• Comply with operating procedures (e.g. scan-in/scan-out following designated route etc.)
• Operate equipment for moving products (e.g. pushing/pulling of the U-Boat and hand trucks)
• Use tablet to input/write orders send emails and product pictures

Basic Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Must have a reliable vehicle to access multiple store locations within assigned territory
• Valid drivers license and proof of insurance
• Organizational skills required

Helpful Experience

• Experience with merchandising (e.g. planograms product displays stocking/rotating product back-room organization etc.)
• Experience with consumer products (e.g. multiple products packages product sizes etc.)
• Experience with hand held computers (e.g. mobile technology)
• Experience with managing inventory (e.g. current stock projected sales ordering/re-stocking etc.)
• Experience with business-to-business selling (e.g. building relationships with customers handling customer complaints etc.)
• Experience with managing a route (e.g. prioritizing stops setting a schedule servicing accounts in an efficient manner etc.)
• Experience with incremental selling (e.g. selling above the standard order suggesting additional product up selling/suggestive selling etc.)

Job Types: Full-time Commission

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends

Experience:

• Sales: 1 year (Preferred)
• Route Sales/Merchandising: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• On the road

Please send resume to: Nicole Runnels at:

D&B Grocers Wholesale & Distributors35400 Central City Parkway Westland MI 48185