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Small Format Sales Trainee - Charlotte/Concord Area

Harrisburg, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jun 2026

About the role

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.

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Job Description

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a Route Trainee to join our team.

Who We Are

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.

What We Do

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.

What Makes Us Unique

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.

What We Look for in Team Members

We value integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all we do and expect from all team members. We’d love to receive your application and talk with you about your interest in the position if the overview below describes you.

Sales Trainee Role Overview

Orders, stocking, rotating, and setting up shelves, setting up displays, cooler stocking/rotation, storage room organization, and product movement to the sales floor. The job also requires the ability to use a handheld to order products and/or run invoices.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Fills and merchandisers all displays, racks, shelves and cold equipment in accordance with PBV standards.
Rotates products, cleans shelving, and stocks products from the store's backroom/cold vault onto displays and/or cold equipment.
Places orders in all assigned accounts, creates and utilizes point of sale signage.
Participates with store resets to stimulate sales.
Sells and execute all promotions.
Provides excellent service to all assigned accounts; creates and maintains goodwill with all customers.
Communicates with customers and co-workers.
Follows company rules and regulations.
Drives/operates a company provided car/van/pick-up truck (under 26,000 GVW) or personal vehicle for company business to travel between customer accounts.
Other duties as assigned based on business channel.

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED highly preferred.
Valid Driver’s License is required.
Must be 18 years of age.
Must have a positive attitude and must be detail-oriented.
Must be able to perform basic financial calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Must be able to perform heavy physical labor for extended periods of time.
Able to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
Self-starter with excellent follow-up skills.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Must meet PBV driving qualifications.
Able to work hours necessary to complete assigned tasks.
Must be able to speak, read, and write English.