Community Coffee
Route Relief Sales Representative (CSD) - Lake Charles (Finance)
Department: Coffee Service Division
Reports to: Territory Sales Manager or Area Sales Manager
Summary
Reporting
to the Sales Manager, the Route Sale Representative is responsible for
obtaining new business as well as providing service to existing.
This description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the position. This job description may be changed or assume
additional duties at any time. The employee may be requested to perform different
or additional duties as assigned.
Duties & Responsibilities
Essential
Functions Only:
Drives vehicle to sell and deliver products, equipment and supplies to customer to
achieve financial targets for route profitability.
Solicits existing customers to purchase additional products.
Acquires new business by identifying and making cold calls and presentations to
prospective customers. Collects payment from customers.
Records and maintains sales inventory and delivery information.
Maintains proper selection and inventory of products for each customer
Ensures customer satisfaction
Responsible for loading and maintaining truck inventory
Monitors and collects funds from delinquent accounts.
Ensures freshness of products
Manages coffee brewing equipment on route
Recovers brewing equipment and other branded merchandise and products from closed or discontinued accounts.
Participates in trade shows and special events to promote the company's products and services.
Cleans truck and performs routine vehicle maintenance
Responsible for route's daily bank deposits.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
High
School diploma OR General Education Degree (GED) required; college degree
preferred
One year of relevant customer sales and service experience required; Route sales
and cold calling experience in DSD environment, preferred.
Must have strong communication and organization skills
Must be at least 21 years of age
Valid Driver's license required;
Acceptable driving record
DOT medical certification required.
Travel Time:
Daily travel between company location and customer establishments.
Occasional overnight travel.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is regularly required to do the following:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
Frequently required to sit and occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger,
handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; and
talk or hear.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms;
Frequently required to stand, walk; climb or balance; regularly has to stoop, kneel,
crouch and/or crawl;
Regularly required to get in and out of a vehicle.
Must be able to frequently lift 35 pounds and occasionally lift up to 40 pounds.
Occasionally push or pull up to 100 pounds using a rolling pallet or similar equipment,
often up or down a slight incline or ramp.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,
color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus..
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Field Sales Environment - While performing the
duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical
parts; in high, precarious places; and in outside weather conditions and is
occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate, but may be moderately loud in warehouse areas.
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