
location_on420, East Monroe Street, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, 62701, United States
Flowers Foods owns several well-known brands including Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder Bread, Tastykake, and Nature's Own. The company is dedicated to delivering top-quality bakery products to local communities.
The Route Sales Representative is a full-time position responsible for delivering, selling, and merchandising bakery products to local stores on a designated route. You will drive an 18-foot box truck to various accounts, including gas stations, dollar stores, grocery stores, box stores, and schools. This role requires you to work independently to fill customer orders by unloading and shelving product while maintaining professional relationships with clients.
Route Sales Representatives typically begin their day between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM. The schedule averages 55-60 hours per week, with work required every Saturday. You will be off on Sundays and Wednesdays. Your day involves verifying warehouse pulls, loading the truck, driving to accounts, stocking shelves, obtaining receipt signatures, and using a handheld device to create orders. You will also be responsible for rotating and removing out-of-date, damaged, or stale products and issuing credits as needed.
The average annual pay rate for this position is $55,000 – $65,000, with weekly paychecks.
Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, an HSA, a 401(k) with company match, company-paid Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and an Annual Bonus Program.
Work model: On-site
420, East Monroe Street, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, 62701, United States
Springfield, Illinois