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About the Role
Responsible for maximizing the sales of supplier brands to the trade through effective territory planning, selling, merchandising, and communication to achieve company and supplier objectives.
Responsibilities
- Strategize and preplan sales and merchandising objectives by understanding company pricing and product programming.
- Maintain accurate historical account purchase information.
- Call on accounts and cover daily routes using an efficient routing pattern.
- Analyze account base by visiting each account, identifying opportunities, and completing necessary surveys.
- Ensure national account compliance where applicable.
- Prepare and deliver professional sales presentations to customers, balancing company priorities and customer needs.
- Sell display ideas, new products, cold box, shelf, well and back bar placements, and promotions.
- Manage inventory levels by being aware of current stock and out-of-stock situations.
- Alert management to possible demand fluctuations.
- Achieve distribution, volume, and activity goals for supplier brands.
- Ensure maximum brand visibility within accounts by maintaining account standards.
- Use effective and current point of sale materials.
- Maintain product levels in accounts by taking inventory and restocking shelves.
- Obtain payments for company by collecting and delivering checks or other remittances.
- Educate account staff on priority brands through training seminars.
- Develop opening orders for new accounts in collaboration with Field Sales Manager.
- Manage customer account receivables by processing credits and returns.
- Communicate with accounts on aged receivables.
- Deliver products to customers in extenuating circumstances.
- Handle customer issues and complaints, referring them to management as appropriate.
- Maintain professional relationships with suppliers by participating in work with sales calls and sales blitzes.
- Stay informed of company/supplier activities and updates by attending weekly sales meetings.
- Complete all necessary training programs, including attending, participating, and passing required tests.
- Maintain professional and industry knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, and networking.
- Maintain customer confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Ability to hold a Solicitor’s Permit required.
- A minimum of two years in sales or industry-related experience required.
- Must be a results-oriented professional with excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Must possess diplomacy and discretion.
- Must have strong customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team.
- Must pay attention to detail and meet deadlines.
- Proficient PC skills using MS Office and other various computer systems including presentation software.
- Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and climb or balance.
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to share workspace.
- Ability to travel by car or train.
- Ability to dress in proper business attire.
- Ability to attend evening meetings.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- May require exposure to inclement weather.
Skills
- Understanding of wine and spirits preferred.
- Strong accounting expertise preferred.
- Strong computer expertise preferred.
- Strong customer service expertise preferred.
- Strong interpersonal expertise preferred.
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Diplomacy and discretion.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Attention to detail.
- Meet deadlines.
- Proficient PC skills using MS Office.
- Proficient in other various computer systems including presentation software.
- Familiarity with assigned territory is a plus.
Location
- Market
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 2+ years of sales or industry-related experience
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- Commission Range 70,000 - 75,000
About the Company
- This employer participates in E-Verify. All newly hired employees must be verified through the E-Verify system to confirm employment eligibility. E-Verify is a federal system that compares employee information from the I-9 form against Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security records.
Equal Opportunity
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.