Route Sales Representative - Guayaki Yerba Mate
Santa Cruz, CA
About the Job
Are you a dynamic, results-driven individual with a passion for sales and merchandising? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities? Do you enjoy starting your day early and having your weekends off? If so, we want you to join our team!
In this role, you'll start your day at our Santa Cruz Warehouse at 5:00 am. You'll be responsible for selling, delivering, and merchandising Guayaki Yerba Mate's complete line of products to small and large format stores throughout the Santa Cruz area. You'll drive a company van on your assigned route, work independently to sell and merchandise product, unload orders, partner with store managers and receivers, and maintain invoices and inventory throughout the day. You will report to the Area Sales Leader and will be on-site at the Santa Cruz Warehouse Monday – Friday starting at 5:00 am, 5 days a week.
How you'll help:
- Manage a designated sales route, servicing existing customers and acquiring new accounts
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers through regular visits and excellent service
- Maximize sales opportunities by promoting company products and identifying customer needs
- Build and merchandise displays throughout each account with Guayaki Yerba Mate product
- Ensure accurate product delivery and inventory management
- Provide exceptional customer service and resolve any issues or concerns promptly
- Meet or exceed sales targets and performance metrics
What you'll provide:
- High school diploma or GED
- Current Driver's License with clean driving record and meet DOT driving standards
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs on a regular basis
- Previous sales experience is desirable, but not required
- Additional Language skills an advantage
What we offer:
- Competitive hourly rate and monthly incentive structure
- Comprehensive training program
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Monday-Friday work schedule (starting at 5 am)
The pay range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors; actual pay offered may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Sales commissions and/or variable pay plans are also offered depending on the position (ex: monthly, quarterly, annual bonuses). Additionally, we offer a competitive benefits package including top-tier benefits, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, employee life and disability, mental health benefits, paid medical leave, paid company holidays, and paid time off, as well as opportunities for career growth and advancement within our team!
At Guayakí Yerba Mate, we're more than just a beverage company: we believe yerba mate culture allows us to "COME TO LIFE" together and is an invitation to personal, social, ecological and cultural regeneration. Market Driven Regeneration™ is Guayakí Yerba Mate's business model that aspires to create a net positive impact in the world throughout our operations and supply web. It influences the ingredients we source and products we make, distribute, and sell in order to have a positive impact on people and the planet throughout our business.
As our team expands, we are looking for people to join us who are committed to this aspiration and believe a better world is possible. Our company culture is driven by collaboration, support and teamwork which allows us to grow together. We believe that learning from different perspectives and seeking shared solutions together is an opportunity to grow both individually and as an organization. As an international company rooted in yerba mate native to South America, our people come from different cultures and backgrounds that are welcomed and valued. We question the status quo and seek innovative solutions to help drive the global regenerative business movement. We invite individuals to join our team who embrace work as a collective and aspire to using business as a force for good.
More about who we are:
Yerba mate. We love it, we drink it, but what, exactly, is it? Guayakí Yerba Mate started in 1996 as a passion, guided by a purpose and transformed into a brand with the goal of bringing yerba mate to more people. Known to provide a smooth energy boost and improved focus, yerba mate comes from the naturally caffeinated leaves of a species of holly tree found deep in the Atlantic Rainforest of South America and naturally contains a combination of caffeine (also found in coffee), theobromine (also found in chocolate) and polyphenols (also found in green tea) offering a unique beverage experience.
Guayakí Yerba Mate offers a variety of options to meet energy and refreshment needs through a robust portfolio of ready to drink beverages and traditional loose-leaf products. Brewed with yerba mate and infused with real fruit juices and herbs, Guayaki Yerba Mate is proudly sourced with regenerative, organic and fair-trade certified ingredients.
To learn more about our impact, check out our Impact Report at: impactreport.guayaki.com
Guayakí Yerba Mate is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, genetic information, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.