Route sales professional

Location : Location : Extra Route Sales Professional

Mankato, MN

Bimbo Bakeries USA

Location Location : Experience : 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

Extra 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.

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 salesIntroduces new products and services to maximize sales and shelf space within existing accounts and when soliciting new customersFollows 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 executedConducts daily route settlement procedures to account for all products, invoices, and cashTakes and maintains proper inventory countsDrives company route truck safely;

safely loads and unloads the truckCorrectly completes DOT (US Department of Transportation) logs daily and submits other documentation, paperwork, and deposits on timeOther duties as assignedThe 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 skillsCustomer and consumer-focused mindset with ability to build beneficial, win / win partnershipsAction-orientedDrives resultsAbility to adapt and open to changeAbility to work independently, analyze situations accurately, make decisions independently, and take effective actionOrganized and able to manage work effectivelyExcellent customer serviceAbility to handle multiple tasks simultaneouslyPerform 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 substitutedDemonstrated passion to achieve results and work well with othersStrong motivation to build customer relationships and achieve Route Sales Professional and company goalsAccount management skills are a plus Position Requirements : Must be 21 years of age or olderA valid drivers license is requiredMust be able to obtain and retain a commercial drivers licenseMust be able to obtain and retain a DOT medical cardComputer skills and proficiency are requiredAbility to communicate effectively with customers and internal partnersExcellent oral communication and interpersonal skillsMust be able to work in all weather conditionsMust be able to lift 25-50 pounds on a regular basis, as well as routinely enter and exit a delivery vehicleMust be able to climb, push / pull, bend, stoop, and kneel for extended periods as well as perform frequent reaching and use of fingersBimbo 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.

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Last updated : 2024-04-07