ROUTE SALES PROFESSIONAL

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Route Sales Professional in Grand Rapids, MI at Bimbo Bakeries USA Location

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Less than 1 year Job Description

Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the worlds largest baking company with operations in 33 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) employs 20,000 associates across the U.

S. in bakeries, sales centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at every meal.

But our associates come to work for much more the chance to feed their own lives through exciting work that offers the opportunity to make a real difference in their professional and personal lives every day.

The Route Sales Professional represents Bimbo Bakeries USA and its brands in the market, merchandising, selling, and delivering fresh baked products to retail customers, restaurants, and institutions.

Through world class market execution, the Route Sales Professionals primary focus is to maximize sales to customers through strong customer relationships, good business practices that drive profitable sales growth, and provide sales-related service that exceeds the customers expectations.

Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA :

• Great starting pay!
• Excellent benefits package!
• Growing organization & increased demand for products!

Key Job Responsibilities :

Lives and promotes the companys safety beliefs and principles, ensuring safe work practices are being followed by all and working to eliminate unsafe conditions to drive the achievement of the safety goal of zero incidents.

Lives and promotes the Beliefs of the Company, including respect for people, continuous improvement, exceeding customer and consumer expectations as well as working to meet the companys strategic and financial goals.

Services customers in accordance with established service frequency patterns. Establishes and maintains positive customer relationships with primary contact for each account

In accordance with Direct Store Delivery Excellence (DSDE) playbook, executes world-class merchandising, stocking, and proper ongoing rotation of product on store shelves and displays, ensuring best quality and freshness of products and ensuring store sales targets are achieved

Utilizes Bimbo Bakeries order management program, promotional and holiday planning information to make independent ordering decisions and ensure optimal orders are being placed using a handheld device.

Drives sales through the acquisition of new display space, incremental displays and through using sales data to establish other store-level plans that will grow profitable sales

Introduces new products and services to maximize sales and shelf space within existing accounts and when soliciting new customers

Follows up on new account opportunities and builds effective customer relationships by properly setting and exceeding expectations, including ensuring displays and shelves are set in accordance with agreed upon guidelines and ensuring promotions are seamlessly executed

Conducts daily route settlement procedures to account for all products, invoices, and cash

Takes and maintains proper inventory counts

Drives company route truck safely; safely loads and unloads the truck

Correctly completes DOT (US Department of Transportation) logs daily and submits other documentation, paperwork, and deposits on time

Other duties as assigned

The foregoing list of duties is intended to generally illustrate the types of duties a Route Sales Professional may perform.

The actual duties performed by each Route Sales Professional, and the amount of time spent on each duty, varies from day to day and from route to route.

Duties and the time devoted depend on, among other things, the Route Sales Professionals customers, experience, and skills.

Key Behavioral Competencies :

Strong sales aptitude and willing to continuously learn and develop new skills

Customer and consumer-focused mindset with ability to build beneficial, win / win partnerships

Action-oriented

Drives results

Ability to adapt and open to change

Ability to work independently, analyze situations accurately, make decisions independently, and take effective action

Organized and able to manage work effectively

Excellent customer service

Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Perform all tasks with a strong safety mindset; alert to potential safety issues and ability to create safe conditions

Job Requirements

Education and Work History :

High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.

Ideal candidate will possess :

1-3 years of related experience in DSD (Direct Sales Distribution)

A combination of training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted

Demonstrated passion to achieve results and work well with others

Strong motivation to build customer relationships and achieve Route Sales Professional and company goals

Account management skills are a plus

Position Requirements :

Must be 21 years of age or older

A valid drivers license is required

Must be able to obtain and retain a commercial drivers license

Must be able to obtain and retain a DOT medical card

Computer skills and proficiency are required

Ability to communicate effectively with customers and internal partners

Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills

Must be able to work in all weather conditions

Must be able to lift 25-50 pounds on a regular basis, as well as routinely enter and exit a delivery vehicle

Must be able to climb, push / pull, bend, stoop, and kneel for extended periods as well as perform frequent reaching and use of fingers

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, reassignment, layoff, discharge, education, training and all other working conditions.

To further the principle of equal employment opportunity, Bimbo Bakeries USA has developed affirmative action plans for minorities and women, qualified individuals with disabilities, and Vietnam-era and special disabled veterans and other protected veterans.