Route Delivery Driver

SAN JOSE, CA
Full Time
Distribution
Entry Level

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community.  We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance.  We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary: 

As the Route Delivery Driver, you will service customers by thoroughly understanding and providing accurate product and pricing information, taking orders, and ensuring product is delivered in a safe and efficient manner. You will be responsible for growing and building sales with both new and existing accounts, and providing premier service to each customer, every delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Understand the process of picking and packing orders
  • Knowledge of and adherence to all company, state and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures
  • Ensure goods are loaded into trucks in a safe and logical order communicate needed changes to supervisor/router/manager
  • Ensure the load is properly secured at all times
  • Verify order to ensure correct products loaded, and delivered
  • Deliver orders to customers as routed/scheduled. Communicate any needed routing changes to supervisor/router/manager
  • Responsible for handling merchandise in a safe and efficient manner
  • Unload products from delivery truck and place product as the customer directs
  • Provide efficient, accurate and productive service to the customer at all times
  • Ensure all necessary delivery paperwork is completed accurately and in full. Complete credit/debit documentation accurately
  • Return all shipping documents, return product and credit documentation to designated area on completion of deliveries
  • Maintain cleanliness of vehicle and report any maintenance problems to manager
  • Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the company-customer relationship as it applies to the scope of the job function.
  • Work in tandem with assigned route/territory sales rep(s) in developing strategy for increased sales
  • Develop new customers through personal sales calls
  • Generate own leads, as well as excellent follow-up on company furnished accounts
  • Initiate and control sales processes with new clients
  • Provide guidance, assistance and service to customers
  • Sell products at maximum profit margin with consideration given to current market pressures
  • Utilize negotiation skills and apply established company pricing standards
  • Create, maintain and execute a successful territory sales plan
  • Attend and actively participate in all sales meetings
  • Communicate and support administrative personnel in keeping customers within credit terms
  • Understand and positively communicate all company policies and procedures
  • Monitor sales volumes, distribution margins and related measurements (plan vs. actual)
  • Report variances with corrective actions to the Sales Manager /Supervisor once per period
  • Utilize order and pricing guides; prepare quotes
  • Support daily push and extra value items
  • Maintain working knowledge of company product lines and services to enhance sales efforts and increase sales volumes with both existing and new customers.
  • Identify opportunities for line-item growth and communicate to sales reps. This will include information on competitive activity, distribution of Point of Sale (POS) material as required
  • Address and/or communicate customer issues and requests in a timely manner to the appropriate individuals to facilitate resolution
  • Perform all other duties, as may be assigned

What You Bring to Pacific Seafood:

Required:

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • A minimum of one year of related experience in delivery and sales of perishable food products.
  • Box truck experience.
  • Valid driver’s license. 
  • Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Preferred:

  • Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Pay Range: $ 24.00- $25.41 hourly

Total Compensation:

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

  • Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
  • Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
  • 401(k) retirement plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
  • Paid time-off for all regular FT team members to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
  • Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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