Customer Center Sales Associate B

Unbottle Your Potential at Pepsi Bottling Ventures!

At Pepsi, we spread home-grown joy, in our special Pepsi Bottling Ventures way! Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the nation's largest private bottler and distributor of Pepsi beverages. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is based in NC, SC, MD, & DE.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a Customer Center Sales Associate B to join our team!

We are jointly owned by Suntory and PepsiCo. Suntory is a family-owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago that is known globally for their beverages and innovative spirit. PepsiCo has a 125-year plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. We represent Suntory's non-alcoholic beverage industry in the United States and have an 80-year plus legacy of providing PepsiCo products to the Carolinas and beyond.

We make, sell, and distribute PepsiCo and other beverages. We do business in five states and sell PepsiCo beverages to most of the market in our geographic regions. We also develop our own line of beverages, producing and distributing a growing product line nationally.

We bring you the beverages you love. We bring PepsiCo's beloved beverages and more to you and our customers. As a part of Suntory, we believe in dreaming big and boldly pursuing our dreams, growing for good, and giving back to society. We innovate to create new beverages, like our Nature's Twist refreshing lemonade line, and we continuously expand our beverage portfolio to bring you and our customers joy.

We integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all we do and expect from all team members.

Customer Center Sales Associate B Role Overview

The purpose of Customer Center Sales Associate B is to increase sales of PBV products through the use of suggestive sales skills while in the process of recording product orders from Food Service Customers.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Places outbound calls to PBV customers based on account leads based on approved product campaign initiatives.
• Records customer product orders accurately.
• Educates customers on new products offered.
• Matches product benefits with customer needs.
• Identifies and handles customer inquiries.
• Applies customer service best practices to resolve customer issues regarding order execution, delivery execution, requests for new equipment placements through the entry of service requests.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma required. Associate's Degree preferred.
• Four (4) years of experience in customer service or sales required. Five (5) years of experience is preferred.
• Previous Call Center experience preferred.
• Must have superior verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with customers and business partners.
• Must have an enthusiastic, positive attitude and possess the ability to communicate and interact in a professional manner.
• Must be able to utilize customer service skills and critical thinking skills to assess customer needs based on verbal and nonverbal clues and match products/benefits to those needs.
• Must be able to exhibit superior telephone skills.
• Good judgment and the ability to prioritize customers' needs.
• Must be able to work hours necessary to complete assigned tasks.

Compensation and Benefits

• As part of your total compensation package, you will also receive the following benefits:
• Paid time off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, parental leave, and bereavement leave
• 401(k) with a company match
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance options, as well as supplemental health plan options, including accident, critical illness, and hospitalization
• Saving and spending accounts
• Company-paid telemedicine services
• Free counseling and information services
• Wellness program
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid disability coverage
• Adoption assistance
• Education assistance
• Legal service plan option
• Pay advance option

Unfortunately, we will be unable to offer visa sponsorships to candidates.

EOE M/F/D/V

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