Company Overview

Lance is located in Charlotte, NC USA. We are one of the largest producers and distributors of snack foods. With popular brands like Toastchee®, Thunder, Captain's Wafers®, Gold N Chees® and Outpost Brand, Lance snacks are a satisfying snack for the on-the-go consumer.

You can find Lance's popular products in convenience stores, supermarkets, club superstores, drugstores, restaurants, schools, hospitals, cafes, recreational outlets and vending machines. In fact, it's hard to name a place where you can't find Lance Snacks!

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Job Description

Description Lance, Inc. is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and we are one of the largest producers of snack foods. We are a company committed to freshness and quality, and we take great pride in our people who help Lance succeed every day.

With popular brands like Toastchee®, Captain's Wafers®, Gold N Chees® and Outpost Brand™, there's no wonder it's hard to name a place where you can't find Lance products. When you're on the go, nothing hits the spot like Lance snacks. Products are sold under the Lance, Tom's and Cape Cod brand names along with a full line of private label cookies, crackers and sugar wafers.

Route Sales Associates

Route Sales Associates must be performance driven toward the company goal of exceeding daily and weekly sales plan objectives. Must also maintain a high personal and moral standards that uphold the Lance Vision of "Winning By Being The Best At Satisfying America's Snacking Appetite." Overall, you are expected to service a variety of established and potential customers within a given geography by selling and delivering quality Lance products, merchandising shelves and displays according to provided plan-o-grams, and providing consistent and dependable service as scheduled.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Deliver Lance products to customer place of business.
  • Increase volume of route by compression selling.
  • Transmit product orders, inventory and daily sales or delivery record.
  • Communicate regularly with customers on new products or service offerings, and service issues and complains. Resolve issues within company guidelines.
  • Sets up merchandise, equipment and sales promotion displays and/or issues sales promotion materials to customers.
  • Loads truck, stock customer shelves, maintain inventory stockroom.
  • Performs routine maintenance and cleaning on truck.

    Route sales experience in the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) industry a plus! We require a good driving record and excellent customer service and sales skills.

    We offer an attractive base salary plus commission compensation plan. We offer excellent benefits including:
  • Paid Vacation
  • Comprehensive Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Supplemental Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Profit Sharing & 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Service Awards
  • Credit Union
  • Holidays
    • Requirements Applicants MUST be able to pass a drug screen AND criminal background check, as well as have a valid drivers license, and reliable transportation.

    We require a good driving record and excellent customer service and sales skills. Must be able to operate a 16ft. step van.


    Job Requirements

    Pre-Employment Requirements

    q  All potential employees must comply with and receive acceptable/favorable results from the following pre-employment requirements before employment can commence:

    o    Completion of the Sales Representative Assessment during the interview process

    o    Drug Screening

    o    Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) Background Check

    o   Criminal Background Check

    o    Pre-work screening (physical assessment)

    o    Must have ability to TCOM daily (via dial-up phone line or high speed Ethernet internet)

     

    Performance Requirements

    q  This is a “Sales" position and NOT a delivery job. Sales Representatives are expected to meet all Company, Region, Zone, and District objectives which include, but are not limited to, the following criteria:

    o    Weekly/Daily Sales Volume Goals

    o    Weekly/Daily Customer Service Goals

    o    Weekly /Daily Stales (returns) Goals

    o    Promotional Display Execution

    o    Overall Operating Expenses

     

    Physical Requirements

    q  Safely lift and load products weighing up to 50 pounds

    q  Lift, load and assemble displays weighing up to 70 pounds

    q  Work in all types of weather conditions

    q  Drive defensively at all times

    q  Climb in and out of a truck or trailer as often as necessary   

    q  Be able to consistently bend, lift, and stoop while merchandising displays and pulling orders effectively during the day     

     

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