DSD Relief Associate

Company: Monarca
Location: Ceres
Posted on: April 3, 2026

Job Description:

We are hiring for a DSD Relief Associate in Ceres, CA. This role will be a Relief Route Sales Representative (Relief Driver) for our DSD team. The relief driver will be responsible for running open routes and the efficient delivery of product to a predetermined customer base and to provide exemplary customer service and promote customer base growth. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Position involves 5am start time and extensive driving. Deliver products and to upsell our popular brands/products on open routes. Complete service calls, resolve customer problems or complaints. Respond to customer calls in a timely manner. Use handheld system to key transactions and manage customer data. Ordering, scanning, and logging backstock using handheld device. Manage inventory and balance daily route activities. Protect company assets, including collection of equipment and customer payments. Check-in with store decision maker, check-in delivery, obtain signatures, collect proof of delivery. Using equipment (e. g. carts, pallets, etc.) to unload products and move throughout the store. Ensuring backstock reaches the sales floor and organizing/maintaining back-room inventory in proper location. Rotating products, removing defective and out-of-date products and process returns and credits with receiver. Tidying up shelves and displays, knocking down boxes and disposing of any waste. Assembling and disassembling of promotional materials such as signs, banners, and cardboard displays. Merchandising store displays to ensure proper inventory, pricing, and date code rotation OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Requirements WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: High school diploma or equivalent and 1 year of experience preferred. Sales experience strongly preferred. Prior DSD/ truck to store sales experience. Good verbal communication skills. Clean DMV record and insurability. Ability to work independently in various setting. Basic computer/data entry skills and math abilities. WORK ENVIRONMENT: This position requires the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with hazardous chemicals and materials, etc. While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over slippery surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as samples and record boxes. This position requires frequent pulling, pushing, carrying, and lifting to 50lbs. Salary Description $70,304.00

Keywords: Monarca, Vallejo , DSD Relief Associate, Logistics, Transportation & Drivers , Ceres, California