DSD/RSR Associate (Direct Sales)

Description

We are Benestar Brands. Here at Benestar Brands we are committed to our valued employees, leading innovation, quality, and community. Benestar Brands bring better-for you snacking to consumers with brands dating back nearly a century. We are proud to bring high quality snacking happiness to the hearts and bellies of our consumers daily. At Benestar Brands, we love what we do; we think you will love us too.

If you are an individual who likes to be challenged and make a difference in a fast-paced team-oriented environment, look no further. Come join Benestar Brands; a company committed to its employees and inspiring wellness in consumers everywhere.

Competitive Benefits offered to employees:

• Low-cost Health, Vision and Dental insurance coverage
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

We are hiring for a DSD/RSR Associate in the greater City of Industry, CA area.  This role will be a Route Sales Representative for our DSD team and includes a twice-weekly commute to Modesto for inventory pickups, ensuring a seamless workflow. The DSD Associate will be responsible for running open routes and the efficient delivery of product to a predetermined customer base and to provide exemplary customer service and promote customer base growth.  

This position pays a base salary route sales commissions.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Position involves 5am start time and extensive driving. 
• Deliver products and to upsell our popular brands/products on open routes.
• Develop a relationship with and provide service and products to existing customers that insures customer retention and customer loyalty.
• Complete service calls, resolve customer problems or complaints. Respond to customer calls in a timely manner.
• Use handheld system to key transactions and manage customer data. Ordering, scanning, and logging backstock using handheld device.
• Manage inventory and balance daily route activities.
• Protect company assets, including collection of equipment and customer payments.
• Check-in with store decision maker, check-in delivery, obtain signatures, collect proof of delivery.
• Using equipment (e. g. carts, pallets, etc.) to unload products and move throughout the store.
• Ensuring backstock reaches the sales floor and organizing/maintaining back-room inventory in proper location.
• Rotating products, removing defective and out-of-date products and process returns and credits with receiver.
• Tidying up shelves and displays, knocking down boxes and disposing of any waste.
• Assembling and disassembling of promotional materials such as signs, banners, and cardboard displays.
• Merchandising store displays to ensure proper inventory, pricing, and date code rotation

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• High school diploma or equivalent and 1 year of experience preferred. Sales experience strongly preferred.
• Prior DSD/ truck to store sales experience.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Clean DMV record and insurability.
• Ability to work independently in various setting.
• Basic computer/data entry skills and math abilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position requires the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with hazardous chemicals and materials, etc. 
• While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over slippery surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as samples and record boxes. This position requires frequent pulling, pushing, carrying, and lifting to 50lbs.