Route Sales Representative at Schwan's Company in Jonesboro, AR

Summary: Schwan's Company is a food company offering popular retail brands and is seeking a Route Sales Representative. This role sells and delivers products, places orders, and merchandises grocery products to maintain store availability while building in-store relationships and complying with transportation regulations.

Responsibilities:
- Place orders and drive additional sales by gaining display space and promoting new products
- Merchandise product, maintain display space, and rotate product
- Unload products, place product in the back room, and collect proof of delivery
- Use handheld technology and sales software to complete daily work
- Build in-store relationships and work effectively with co-workers in a fast-paced environment
- Maintain DOT rules and regulations and perform daily truck inspections

Required Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Class B CDL with airbrake endorsement and ability to meet medical certification requirements; must be 21 years or older
- Ability to safely lift 35 pounds and move frozen product using appropriate equipment

Preferred Qualifications:
- DSD, grocery, retail sales, delivery, or warehouse experience preferred but not required

Required Skills: Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Air Brake Endorsement, Direct Store Delivery (DSD), Retail Sales, Delivery Operations, Warehouse Operations

Benefits: Monday -- Friday schedule (occasional weekends) on assigned route; early morning start time and mid-afternoon end time, Company uniform and footwear allowance provided, Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and 401K with Company Match, Paid vacation and holidays, Opportunities for career advancement