Route Sales Professional
Company: Bimbo Bakeries
Location: Taylor
Posted on: August 4, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Have you ever enjoyed Arnold, Brownberry or
Oroweat bread? A Thomas' English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps
snacked on a Sara Lee, Entenmann's or Marinela cake or donut? If
the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the world's 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.
TheRoute Sales Professionalrepresents 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
Professional's 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 customer's expectations.Top Reasons to Work at
Bimbo Bakeries USA: *Great starting pay:Base pay + commission, paid
on a weekly basis! *Union Position! *Excellent benefits package!
*Growing organization & increased demand for products!Key Job
Responsibilities: *Lives and promotes the company's 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 company's 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 Professional's 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 driver's
license is required * 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
Be a part of a company that is dedicated to protecting our
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Keywords: Bimbo Bakeries, Taylor , Route Sales Professional, Sales , Taylor, Michigan
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