What are the responsibilities and job description for the SOUTH CHARLESTON SALES REP position at DSC Sales, Inc.?
Job Details
Job Location: Charleston, SC
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Sales
Description
Job Summary:
The Sales Representative will be responsible for servicing accounts in the protected assigned area.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Train merchandiser.
- Supervise, mentor, coach, and lead assigned merchandiser in day-to-day activities.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Applies knowledge of the field and product features to match products to the needs of clients.
- Answers inquiries from clients concerning products, their uses, and the industry at large.
- Provides periodic territory sales forecasts.
- Ensures customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management; resolves any issues that may arise post-sale.
- Load work vehicle with supplies as needed from assigned warehouse without assistance.
- Unload and deliver product from work vehicle into assigned customer locations without assistance.
- Expertly merchandise product on shelves and racking in customer locations.
- Resolves customer complaints.
- Perform resets during reset season.
- Collaborate with leadership to develop sales expectations and strategies.
- Assist with other territories as needed and/or assigned.
- Participate in the annual pallet program.
- Maintain assigned warehouse, receive and stow away stock, order stock if necessary, in your region.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
- Merchandising knowledge and skilled at training staff on merchandising.
- Direct Store Delivery (DSD)/Route experience is mandatory.
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Must be able to work with little to no supervision.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with clients.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Able to comfortably drive a medium duty box truck, approximately 20 feet in length.
- Early morning start times, predawn hours.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 1 years of experience in DSD/Route Sales
Physical Requirements:
- Able to safely get in and out of box trucks and vans with and without product.
- Working in non-climate-controlled box trucks and other work vans in all weather conditions.
- Able to unload delivery trucks and stow product appropriately in the warehouse.
- Must be able to load product onto work vehicle without assistance.
- Must be able to lift at least 60 pounds.
- Prolonged sitting and driving.
