Breakthru Beverage Group

Sales Representative

Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years sales experience.
  • Proficient in MS Office and presentation software.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with customer service focus.
  • Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Analytical and reporting skills with a problem-solving mindset.
  • Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation with proof of insurance.

Responsibilities

  • Cultivates and grows account relationships in the designated area.
  • Analyzes account base and identifies sales opportunities.
  • Delivers professional sales presentations aligning company and customer needs.
  • Manages inventory levels and restocks shelves as permitted.
  • Educates staff on priority brands through training seminars.
  • Processes customer accounts, including credits and returns on time.
  • Maximizes brand visibility and maintains account standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to join a family-based company culture.
  • Incentives based on performance with potential commission of $100k.
  • Engaging work environment focused on customer satisfaction and team achievements.
  • Professional development through educational training.
Full Job Description

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Time Type:

Full time

Remote Type:

Job Family Group:

Sales

Job Description Summary:

We are experts in the wine and spirits industry looking for individuals who share our passion for customer service and thrive in a fast-paced selling environment.

As a Sales Representative C, you will cultivate and grow account relationships located in (location) to maximize the sales of supplier brands through effective planning, selling execution and communication resulting in the achievement of company and supplier objectives.

If you share our passion for exceeding customer expectations and being on a winning team – and have a car to drive to our customers’ locations – then come join our fun, family-based culture.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

Calls on CDI accounts and covers daily routes by creating an established and efficient routing pattern. The route covers Enfield, Manchester, Windsor Locks area. 

  • 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 new products, well and back bar placements and resets, drink and wine lists, and promotions.
  • Maintains product levels in accounts by taking inventory and restocking shelves (where legally permissible).
  • Educates account staff on priority brands by administering educational staff training seminars.
  • Manages customer account receivables by timely processing of credits and returns and communicating with accounts on aged receivables.
  • Services accounts by delivering products to customers in extenuating circumstances, handling customer issues and complaints and referring these issues, as appropriate, to management.

Achieves CDI sales and merchandising objectives.

  • Strategizes/preplans on how best to achieve objectives by understanding company pricing and product programming information on a monthly basis and maintaining accurate historical account purchase information.
  • 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.
  • Obtains payments for company by collecting and delivering checks or other remittance from accounts where legally permissible.
  • Supports account openings by developing opening orders for new accounts in collaboration with Managers.
  • Participates in effective supplier work with sales calls and sales blitzes.

Conduct safe and responsible interactions with the public and responsibly handle beverage alcohol product.

Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Sales
  • Basic PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
  • Must be a results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skills
  • Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
  • Analytic and Reporting skills
  • Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment
  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • Must possess a valid Driver’s License
  • Must have reliable transportation and proof of auto insurance

Physical Requirements:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach overhead, squat and bend
  • Carrying and lifting 45-65 pounds

Competencies:

  • Accountable for results which impact the department.
  • Selects best option from a set of defined procedures/ solutions using common sense and experience of similar situations.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of individual jobholders may vary from the above description.

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Estimated $100k Commission and potential incentives payouts

About Breakthru Beverage Group

Breakthru Beverage Group is a leading North American beverage distributor. The company was formed in 2016 through the merger of two family-owned distributors, Wirtz Beverage Group and Charmer Sunbelt Group. Breakthru Beverage Group operates in 14 states across the US and in Canada, and has a portfolio of over 7,000 brands, including wine, spirits, and beer. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented several initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, such as using hybrid vehicles in its fleet and implementing energy-efficient lighting in its warehouses.
Learn more about Breakthru Beverage Group
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$100 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$5 billion

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