Retail Route Representative

Job Details

Kenner Warehouse - Kenner LA

Full Time

Sales

Description

We have a passion for local flavor in New Orleans! Reily Foods Company provides iconic foods and beverages that have created meals and memories for over 120 years! Our premier branded products include French Market Coffee Luzianne Iced Tea Blue Plate Mayonnaise Swans Down Cake Flour and Carroll Shelby Chili to name a few.

Job Summary : The Retail Route Representative is primarily responsible for the rollout of new products in local c hain and independent grocery stores in the New Orleans Metro and Northshore markets. This position will also assist with the existing territory and drive loyalty by calling on and delivering coffee tea and equipment to existing food service accounts.

• Builds effective partnerships with local chain and independent grocery stores and other individually owned businesses
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining and growing a profitable customer base by understanding customer needs and expectations educating customers on products and effectively negotiating product pricing
• Loads unloads stocks and rotates products to ensure appropriate inventory levels
• Maintains an efficient routing schedule with flexibility based upon customer needs
• Proactively seeks and acquires new business opportunities in the market
• Stays abreast of competition within assigned territory and notifies supervisor on competitive situations regarding new products selling tactics and pricing in an accurate and timely manner
• Sets up product displays and equipment at customer locations local festivals and company sponsored events
• Troubleshoots and makes minor repairs on Bunn coffee and beverage equipment
• Fills in on routes as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and Experience : The minimum requirements below are representative of the education and experience required to perform this job successfully.

Qualifications : The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge skills abilities and attributes required to perform this job successfully.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Cement Plant,Anti Money Laundering,Arabic Speaking,Credit Control,ABAP,Field Sales

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Sales

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1