Sales Consultant In Training-Convenience Club - Johnson Brothers

Johnson Brothers is a national family-owned wine, spirits, and beer distributor. Johnson Brothers has been providing exceptional service to our customers since 1953, representing the world's most famous brands in the beverage industry.

This Sales Consultant in Training position supports, services, and maintains small-format convenience stores and large-format club stores. Our Sales Consultants in Training are critical to the success of our organization by building customer relationships, providing product knowledge, and merchandising activities. The Sales Consultant in Training will be servicing a territory in the Raleigh, NC market and must live in and be familiar with the surrounding areas.

Responsibilities in this role include selling wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages to convenience stores, club stores, and other establishments, achieving sales objectives, territory management, selling current and new products, promotions, in-store tastings, and servicing accounts. This also includes merchandising activities such as shelf placement, maintaining cold boxes, building displays, and stocking inventories.

This full time roles pays between $18-$20 per hour, plus benefits and mileage reimbursement.

If you're seeking an opportunity that's the perfect foot in the door, where hard work pays off, and long-term career growth is within your control, apply today!

Job Description:

• Travel throughout assigned territory to service accounts
• Check quantities of goods on display, cold box placements, in stock and service the accounts
• Fill shelves from displays and back stock to ensure out of stock items are minimized
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers
• Communicate with Sales Consultants regarding changes in buyer’s preferences, out of stock inventory, oversight in shelf space and any concerns/situations encountered during business hours
• Build and develop trust and a strong working relationship of the retailer by upholding Johnson Brothers corporate values, have excellent customer service and a “can-do” attitude
• Perform other work-related tasks and special projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Methodically calls on accounts and covers daily routes by creating an established and efficient routing pattern.
• Strategies/preplans on how best to achieve sales and merchandising objectives by understanding company pricing and product programming information monthly and maintaining accurate historical account purchase information.
• Analyzes entire account base by visiting each account and identifying opportunities; completes all necessary surveys and ensures national account compliance where applicable.
• Prepares and delivers professional sales presentations to customers by balancing the company’s priorities and customers’ needs to include selling display ideas, new products, cold box, shelf, and promotions.
• Understands and works with management on inventory levels by being aware of current inventory and out of stock situations and by alerting management to possible fluctuations in demand.
• Attains standards of performance goals by achieving the distribution, volume and activity goals of supplier brands as set by management.
• Ensures maximum brand visibility within accounts by maintaining account standards as determined by management and using effective and current point of sale materials when appropriate.
• Maintains product levels in accounts by taking inventory and restocking shelves 
• Obtains payments for the company by collecting and delivering checks or other remittance from accounts where legally permissible.
• Educates account staff on priority brands by administering educational staff training seminars.
• Supports account openings by developing opening orders for new accounts in collaboration with District Manager.
• Manages customer account receivables by timely processing of credits and returns and communicating with accounts on aged receivables.
• Service accounts by delivering products to customers in extenuating circumstances, handling customer issues and complaints and referring these issues, as appropriate to management.
• Maintains professional relationships with all suppliers by participating in effective supplier work with sales calls, and sales blitzes.
• Remains informed of company/supplier activities and updates by attending and actively participating in sales meetings.
• Completes all necessary training programs by attending, participating, and passing all required tests as defined by management. 
• Maintains professional and industry knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Johnson Brothers is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law.  Johnson Brothers makes employment decisions based solely on the basis of qualifications for the job.

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time