Route Sales Trainee-West Jordan

Full-time Employees Are Offered The Following Benefits

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

The Route Sales Trainee (RST) is trained to learn the required skills to become a successful Route Sales Representative (RSR) or Route Delivery Driver (RDD). In training, the RST learns the sorting, inventorying, building, loading, and delivering and merchandising daily orders of products to retail customers. The RST also learns to accurately invoice products at time of delivery, meeting customer expectations and following established best practices.

Position requires the RST to train and service accounts during customer designated service windows, which may require working non‑traditional business hours, weekends, or holidays, and potential overnight travel outside of the normally assigned location. It demands an eagerness to gain industry knowledge and learn the skills necessary for success. The RST interacts with the general public and customers daily, requiring a neat, professional appearance and possibly a specific uniform.

RSTs are required to safely and efficiently operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV), delivering to retail stores at assigned times each day and completing service within the expected duration. The Company is registered with DOT as a private motor carrier and is subject to FMCSA rules and regulations.

• Must obtain DOT medical certification and re‑certification to drive a CMV.
• Must meet the Fleet insurance Guidelines in relation to your MVR.
• Perform all required daily vehicle inspections, maintain accurate vehicle records, immediately report vehicle maintenance issues, and complete daily driver’s logs and time records (including hours of service) as required.
• Safely and efficiently operate a CMV.
• Adhere to all FMCSA/DOT rules and regulations, as well as similar local rules and regulations.
• Cooperate with DOT roadside inspections.
• Maintain cleanliness of an organized workspace and vehicle.
• Secure and organize inventory in the truck to prevent product damage.
• Leverage internal sales data and company marketing plans to drive growth with customers through proper planning, ordering, and execution.
• As needed, operate company routes, and provide coverage for RSRs and RDDs during time‑off.
• Learn all tasks and objectives outlined in the Route Sales Operations Manual.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relations to effectively communicate sales solutions and improve customer satisfaction.
• Order product using an online state‑of‑the‑art order planner to ensure customers receive the freshest product possible.
• Increase sales through shelf space expansion and the use of in‑store promotions and displays.
• Adhere to the assigned route structure, stop sequence, and established service times to drive efficiency and ensure continued customer satisfaction and consistent service times.
• Know and follow all retailer/account standard operating procedures, including check‑in/check‑out and service windows.
• Adhere to the fresh market policy by appropriately rotating products and removing damaged or out‑of‑code products as necessary.
• Follow the shelf‑life cycle of each brand/product.
• Ensure shelf life is maximized with proper rotation of products to ensure backstock is rotated and stocked first before the next fresh delivery is merchandised on shelves or displays.
• Perform daily route settlement requirements: verifying product quantities, accurately invoicing the proper account, and adhering to the cash collection policy.
• Perform an accurate weekly inventory in the handheld computer device at select accounts on specific days designated by the company.
• Support the introduction of new products to the marketplace based on the retailer playbooks and gain additional shelf space and promotional displays to execute the rollout and drive consumer trial.
• Obtain authorization from accounts’ key decision makers for promotional product displays; properly place and assemble displays to maximize exposure to consumers and increase sales penetration.
• Review weekly route analysis…