On Premise Account Manager - Viking Coca-Cola

ON PREMISE ACCOUNT MANAGER

BECOME A PART OF OUR TEAM:

If you're going to wear a team name on your work shirt, make it a WINNING TEAM. Make it one of the most recognized brand names in the World! Make it the shirt of a Coca-Cola Route Driver, right here in the St. Cloud, MN Area! Imagine being a part of a winning, global team that operates in over two-hundred countries worldwide...with an estimated one-point-eight billion beverages consumed each and every day! Viking Coca-Cola is a family own business, providing Coca-Cola products across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Interested candidates can apply clicking here.

The OP Account Manager spends the majority of their time in the market at customer locations and may require local travel and working some weekends.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Protects and expands the Cold Drink Market to its maximum potential.
• Studies and implements ways of developing each cold drink account to its maximum sales potential.
• Solicits new cold drink accounts when applicable.
• Follows-up with new and existing accounts to see that everything is in order and the dealers' needs are being fulfilled.
• Ensures follow-through on any sales leads received.
• Solicits and places cold drink equipment on a profitable basis in old as well as in new accounts, through the Cold Drink sales force.
• Generates ways of getting information on potential basis in old as well as in new accounts.
• Advises Tele-Sell Representatives, Route Sales Reps and Merchandisers of sales programs that are available and what follow-through will be expected of them, through their supervisors.
• Helps develop programs and procedures for expanding the cold drink segment of the market.
• Assures that cold drink equipment is updated and in best possible repair.
• Sells the accounts on our products and packages by promoting benefits such as products, profit, service and people.
• Sells, and re-sells, all dealers on the profitability of making our beverage portfolio of products available to their employees and/or customers.
• Works with the sales supervisors, Tele-Sell Representatives, customer service representatives and route merchandisers to see that every member of the team is doing his part in achieving maximum sales results.

Requirements of the position include:

• 3-5 years experience developing marketing strategies.
• Knowledge of the beverage industry and products preferred.
• Excellent oral communication skills, including the ability to negotiate, problem-solve, listen to customer and employee concerns and make presentations.
• A valid class D driver's license is required with satisfactory completion of Motor Vehicle Check according to Vehicle Safety Policy.

We offer competitive compensation with a full benefit package to include: medical, dental, vision insurances, STD, 401k, basic life insurance, optional life insurance, FLEX, optional LTD, vacation, PTO, and paid holidays.

Viking Coca-Cola Bottling

2501 Pioneer Ave

Rice Lake, WI 54868

Viking Coca Cola is proud to be and EEO and Veteran Friendly Employer!