Route Sales

Smithfield Foods

Route Sales Representative at Smithfield, responsible for selling and merchandising products. Drive a box truck and perform deliveries, stocking, and inventory management.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Route Sales Representative is responsible for selling and merchandising a line of quality products at local stores.
Drive a Smithfield Foods box truck.
Work Monday through Friday, 50 to 55 hours a week with the possibility of working an occasional Saturday or Holiday as needed.
Quotes prices and credit terms and prepares sales invoices for orders obtained.
Delivers products to customer, stocks retail cases and rotates inventory as required.
Prepares end of day reports of business transactions and informs local management on any unresolved issues or opportunities.
Maintains daily Department of Transportation and provides to local management as required.
Maintains daily truck inventory and does weekly physical inventory and reports any variations to local management.
Driving to assigned locations.
Using equipment (e.g. carts, pallets, etc.) to unload products and move throughout the store.
Rotating products and removing defective and out-of-date products and process returns and credits with receiver.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma/GED, required.
Minimum of 6 months experience in route sales, grocery, warehousing, or delivery, required.
A valid Driver's License required, and a valid CDL-B Driver’s License will be required within 90 days of start date.
Federal Regulations require individuals in this position to be 21 years of age.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal or schedule form.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development programs
Tuition assistance
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

route salesmerchandisinginventory managementsales invoicingproduct deliveryreport preparationDepartment of Transportation compliancephysical inventoryproduct rotationdefective product processing

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkproblem-solvingadaptabilityrelationship buildingrespectfulnessapproachabilityorganizational skillsability to work in fast-paced environmentability to interpret instructions

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDvalid Driver's LicenseCDL-B Driver’s License