Sales Rep - Large Grocery/Mass Merchant (Tuesday - Saturday schedule)
On-siteValdosta, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Conduct store-level sales and merchandising service for large grocery and mass merchant accounts, rotating and stocking products in coolers, vending equipment, and backrooms while building displays and setting up promotional materials. Order products for delivery, operate equipment such as U-boats and pallet jacks, and use handheld devices to input orders. Maintain shelf facings, clean shelves, and complete required paperwork accurately. Provide excellent service to assigned accounts and build goodwill with customers through communication and rapport. Perform this labor-intensive role involving lifting, bending, and reaching over a 10-12 hour work period, with potential weekend and holiday coverage.
Required Qualifications
- 18 years or older
- Must have car to access multi-store locations within assigned shift
- Valid driver's license and proof of insurance
- Regular, reliable, predictable attendance
- Experience with merchandising (e.g., standards, plan-o-grams, product displays, stocking/rotating product, back-room organization, etc.)
- Experience with consumer products (e.g., multiple products, packages, product sizes, etc.)
- Experience in the beverage industry (e.g., segments, types of customers, competitors, trends, etc.)
- Experience with power equipment (e.g., lift jacks, power jacks, u-boats, pallet jacks, etc.)
- Experience with hand held computers (e.g., mobile technology, etc.)
- Experience with managing inventory (e.g., current stock, projected sales, ordering/re-stocking, etc.)
- Experience with business-to-business selling (e.g., making sales calls, building relationships with customers, handling customer complaints, etc.)
- Experience managing incorrect orders (e.g., solving for the wrong order, managing out of stock product, etc.)
- Experience performing financial and mathematical calculations (e.g., calculating profit margins, determining display size, etc.)
- Experience with managing a route (e.g., prioritizing stops, setting a schedule, servicing accounts, managing delivery windows, etc.)
- Experience with incremental selling (e.g., selling above the standard order, suggesting additional product, up selling/suggestive selling, etc.)
- Experience following safety procedures (e.g., proper lifting techniques, following safety processes, etc.)
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