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Requisition ID: 170139
Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC (“Heartland Coca-Cola”) produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola beverages across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our success is rooted in the guiding principles of putting PEOPLE first, serving our local COMMUNITY, and providing great brands to our CUSTOMERS and consumers. We work and win together as a team by promoting a culture that values how our people think, feel, and act.
This position is responsible for selling and ordering product for customer accounts. Serves as the frontline liaison and ensures customer satisfaction is achieved. This role is responsible for rotating company product by date, both out in the market and in inventory. Aids the merchandising team by keeping products stocked and available onsite.
- Sells and orders product at accounts on an assigned sales route. Determines product needs and places and transmits appropriate orders for each one. Utilizes Spring Mobile technology for order processing and inventory.
- Communicates account activities daily with leaders, operations, and merchandising to ensure quality and timely service to the customer.
- Executes big event marketing, pillar programming, and mandated features and ad activity while maintaining the proper inventory levels to ensure customer satisfaction and company standards are being met.
- Builds, changes, and removes product displays and POS (Point of Sale); cleans product space and secures damaged or defective product. Transports, replaces, and maintains POS advertising as appropriate for the account.
- Ensures consistent adherence to merchandising and customer service standards; stock and merchandise products in the allocated beverage section including coolers, racks, and secondary displays.
Field work intensive. Daily and weekly travel to local accounts and prospect sites. Lifting occasionally up to 50 lbs or less. Ability to professionally represent employer at the customer location required.
- High School Diploma or GED is required. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Minimum of two years of work experience required.
- Customer service experience in a retail environment or in a sales position being held accountable for sales targets preferred.
- Basic computer application and technology skills; knowledge of how to operate a smart phone and/or laptop.
- Valid Driver's License, current vehicle liability insurance, driving record within policy guidelines including no major violations within the last three years.
- This position requires you to use your personal vehicle during work hours with reimbursement. Proof of insurance covering business use is required at time of hire.
- Must be open to flexible schedule; may be required to work some holidays to meet customer demands.
At Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC (“Heartland Coca-Cola”), we offer a competitive benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, 401(k), and vacation. Some benefit packages may include new parent leave, tuition reimbursement, and work from home options.
We require all applicants to undergo a background verification process prior to employment. This process will also include a drug screen, a review of Motor Vehicle Records for those who drive for the company as part of their job, and a fit for duty testing as required for some positions. Employment with Heartland Coca-Cola is contingent on the satisfactory completion of its background verification process.
Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law.
