Delivery Merchandiser Driver (Class A-CDL)

$50,000 - $55,000 / Year

401K – Medical – Dental- Vision & Life

Enjoy a MINIMUM of (20) 4-day weekends per year AND PTO accrual day ONE

Enjoy an incredible WORK/LIFE balance – HOME EVERY NIGHT

POSITION PURPOSE

Beverage South (GA/SC) is looking for a Delivery Merchandiser Driver (Class A-CDL) to join the Beverage South Family! This position will deliver our products to our local accounts Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday and be home every night. If you are an experienced delivery driver with a Class A-CDL then please apply and have fun while you work with BEER.

The Delivery Merchandiser Driver works under regular supervision Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday, delivering product to licensed accounts on assigned routes. Duties include collection of payment and strict adherence to Beverage South and supplier quality assurance procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Adheres to all check-in/check-out policies and procedures. Assumes full responsibility for all products assigned to be delivered daily to include safeguards of same along with vehicles, and equipment from theft, abuse, or loss.

Sign for load sheet and verify number of pallets. Review stop sheets daily and contact Delivery Supervisor or Distribution Manager regarding missing accounts.

Drives truck to deliver all ordered products to daily assigned accounts. Honors all customer requests authorized by management.

Stock and rotates all existing and delivered products on shelves and back stock. Sets up all promotional displays as assigned by specific salesperson. Adds and replaces all POS material as directed via daily hand held communication.

Collects empty kegs and out-of-date products. Pick up product damaged by a Beverage South employee or is a manufacture defect.

Collects payments for the delivery in checks or money order. Provides customer with invoice of transaction for product sold, notes all adjustments on the invoice, obtains signature of customer on the invoice and as a driver signs the invoice for verification before leaving the account.

Completes daily check-in procedure and reconciliation. Completes daily deposit and verifies with computer totals.

Reports market trends and competitive activity to supervisor and recommends response, if appropriate.

Any time a truck is backed into a Beverage South dock the wheels must be chocked.

Performs daily check equipment daily, including vehicle fluid levels, and reports any maintenance or performance problems. This includes cleaning the cab of trash and sweeping out the trailer daily.

Operates Company vehicle according to Fleet Safety Manual to include reporting any and all (company and personal) vehicle accidents immediately to Delivery Supervisor and follow the Beverage South accident policy as outlined therein and additionally adheres to all DOT regulations.

Performs other duties as determined by the Distribution Manager/Supervisor.

Qualifications: Completion of Company training program. Possess in-depth knowledge of company products: every brand and package sold and benefits of each product; policies; procedures, and operations. Knowledge of State laws regarding the sale of alcohol. Possess grooming and hygiene practices consistent with maintaining good customer relations. Adapts well and is flexible with not having a daily routine.

Education/Experience: High school degree or equivalent. Prefer 3-6 months commercial driving experience and prior route sales or delivery experience.

Language Ability: Interpersonal skills to deal with customers effectively and in a professional, business-like manner.

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Basic understanding of completing and balancing a deposit with product sold.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to understand the basic operation of handheld units and associated software.

Certificates and Licenses: Class A CDL and DOT Medical Card.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Heavy work. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Requires continuous standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, routine and repetitive pushing/pulling 150-500 lbs., and lifting/carrying 26-50 pounds and occasionally up to 160 pounds. Individual must be physically capable of occasionally moving product into and out of customers’ establishments in large volumes in a relatively short period of time. Employee is exposed to outside weather conditions and deals with sudden temperature changes when entering and exiting refrigerated coolers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus to read information on electronic devices and on paper, and to operate a motor vehicle. Continuous jostling from riding and driving a truck.

Measures:

Attendance

Route reconciliation including long and shorts on cash and product.

Rotation and Quality Assurance of all delivered and stocked product.

Safety, related to all aspects of daily assigned responsibilities.

Maintaining consistent professional customer relationships.

Vehicle Inspections.

Success Factors:

Drive and energy

Team work

Honesty and Integrity

Accountability and ownership

Pride in the Beverage South product line Pride in your Job!

Drug Free Workplace and Equal Employment Opportunity