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Out of all the vendor reps I've worked with over the years, there is one . . . and only one who just by the mere mention of his name sends any receiver into a massive conniption.
Who is this rep you wonder? Well, he's a real Wise Guy and I mean that duly . .
He needs no last name . . . just say the name "Greg" (or Greggie) and watch any receiver (or manager) cringe.
How he still has his job, no one has been able to explain this mystery. Hell, he's been on this route for almost 6 years and still acts like it's his first day . . .
If it's not excessive backstock, it's leaving displays out longer than what the ad planner books call for. For example, if Cheese Doodles are on ad for one week, he'll leave the display up for at least 2 weeks. Doesn't matter how much the receiver harps at him to pull the display before the end of the last ad day (Tuesday) . . . he'll leave it up.
Yes, we've pulled displays off the floor ourselves to prove our point. He'll put them back.
He'll bring in a bunch of backstock for the weekend and it just sits in the backroom . . . and it'll still be there on Monday morning. He'll claim he was in the store to work the backstock, but nobody has seen him come in to verify this.
He tried to sneak in a ton of backstock today, claiming he wouldn't be able to get back for the rest of the week, and would have someone working the backstock for him. . . he's used that card before and it's been the same result. Still a ton of backstock that hasn't been worked, shelf is looking empty.
He's also stubborn about opening his boxes when he's being checked in . . . and he'll argue and try to cajole. DSD Girl will refuse his order.
Me, I'll open the boxes myself and make him wait while I count each and every bag, therefore taking longer to get him checked in than if he'd just cooperated and opened the damn boxes to begin with.
And let's not forget about the damages/out of dates. They'll pile up until he's got several banana boxes full . . . and then he might pick them up. Refusing to take any product doesn't have any effect on him whatsoever . . . he'll go whine to a manager.
P. Diddy got onto him today . . . I didn't stick around to hear what was said, but the end result was he didn't bring in as much product as he thought he'd get away with.
And as for what days he'll show up, let's just say it's when he feels like it. Or he'll wait and show up after receiving hours . . . try one or two in the afternoon.
We can call him every single day and it'll be the same rigamarole. DSD Girl can't remember his phone number . . . I simply rattle it off to her (yes, I STILL have it memorized. It seems to be permanently burned into my brain.)
And no, it does no good to call his supervisor . . . the supervisor will only call Greggie and have him come over to the store to handle things.
Even store managers have reported this to corporate . . . does no good either.
One of these days, I'm gonna get a picture of him with my camera, enlarge it and make a Wanted . . . Dead or Alive poster out of it.
Or. better yet . . . a darboard.
Who is this rep you wonder? Well, he's a real Wise Guy and I mean that duly . .
He needs no last name . . . just say the name "Greg" (or Greggie) and watch any receiver (or manager) cringe.
How he still has his job, no one has been able to explain this mystery. Hell, he's been on this route for almost 6 years and still acts like it's his first day . . .
If it's not excessive backstock, it's leaving displays out longer than what the ad planner books call for. For example, if Cheese Doodles are on ad for one week, he'll leave the display up for at least 2 weeks. Doesn't matter how much the receiver harps at him to pull the display before the end of the last ad day (Tuesday) . . . he'll leave it up.
Yes, we've pulled displays off the floor ourselves to prove our point. He'll put them back.
He'll bring in a bunch of backstock for the weekend and it just sits in the backroom . . . and it'll still be there on Monday morning. He'll claim he was in the store to work the backstock, but nobody has seen him come in to verify this.
He tried to sneak in a ton of backstock today, claiming he wouldn't be able to get back for the rest of the week, and would have someone working the backstock for him. . . he's used that card before and it's been the same result. Still a ton of backstock that hasn't been worked, shelf is looking empty.
He's also stubborn about opening his boxes when he's being checked in . . . and he'll argue and try to cajole. DSD Girl will refuse his order.
Me, I'll open the boxes myself and make him wait while I count each and every bag, therefore taking longer to get him checked in than if he'd just cooperated and opened the damn boxes to begin with.
And let's not forget about the damages/out of dates. They'll pile up until he's got several banana boxes full . . . and then he might pick them up. Refusing to take any product doesn't have any effect on him whatsoever . . . he'll go whine to a manager.
P. Diddy got onto him today . . . I didn't stick around to hear what was said, but the end result was he didn't bring in as much product as he thought he'd get away with.
And as for what days he'll show up, let's just say it's when he feels like it. Or he'll wait and show up after receiving hours . . . try one or two in the afternoon.
We can call him every single day and it'll be the same rigamarole. DSD Girl can't remember his phone number . . . I simply rattle it off to her (yes, I STILL have it memorized. It seems to be permanently burned into my brain.)
And no, it does no good to call his supervisor . . . the supervisor will only call Greggie and have him come over to the store to handle things.
Even store managers have reported this to corporate . . . does no good either.
One of these days, I'm gonna get a picture of him with my camera, enlarge it and make a Wanted . . . Dead or Alive poster out of it.
Or. better yet . . . a darboard.
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