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DSD Route Sales Representative - Fairfield, CT - Temp to Hire
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What they do
A Field Sales Representative represents and sells products or services on behalf of a company. Visits customers and completes sales in person. Recruits new customers, presents information to demonstrate product value and persuade buyers, negotiates prices, confirms sales agreements, and works to meet company sales goals. Managers long term customer accounts and replenishes orders; may provide product maintenance.
$69,276 / year median in Connecticut
+7% projected growth
Job Description
- Travels assigned territory in company route van providing exceptional customer service and selling to key accounts.
- Fills orders by verifying warehouse pulls; loading truck.
- Deliver products to customer, ordering, unloading order, stocking shelves and rotating.
- Operates a handheld/printer generating invoices for orders and obtaining receipt signatures.
- Prepares end of day reports of business transactions, communicates to management on any unresolved issues.
- Maintains daily truck inventory and does monthly physical inventory and reports any variations to management.
- Merchandises product by recommending and setting-up displays; communicates weekly with Business Development Manager to grow sales in region and sets secondary displays sold.
- Retrieves damaged product by loading product; issuing credit.
- Completes reports by logging call results; maintaining records; recording competitor actions.
- Keeps vehicle operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting\ breakdowns; performing preventative maintenance; scheduling repairs.