Account Sales Representative Trainee
About The Position
Kentucky Eagle is a family-built company, delivering the best beer, wine and spirits come hell or high water. Our team strives for excellence in everything we do. We are leaders in the industry and we’re proud of it. Full-time employees have access to a menu of great benefits including, medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, LTD, STD, life insurance and a 401k plan with a match up to 6%. We also offer paid vacation, paid sick, paid volunteer time and paid parental leave. Overview: The purpose of this position is to provide an opportunity to learn about Kentucky Eagle’s portfolio, customers’, sales and delivery processes to be prepared for a transition to a sales role.
Requirements
- College degree preferred.
- 1+ years of B2B customer service experience.
- Route based account management or merchandising experience preferred.
- Strong desire to start a career in Sales.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good time management skills.
- Must have a valid Driver’s License in good standing with a driving record acceptable to Kentucky Eagle’s insurance carrier.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Solicitors License with the Kentucky Dept. of Alcohol and Beverage Control
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, squat, bend, twist and repetitively lift 35lbs.
Nice To Haves
- College degree preferred.
- Route based account management or merchandising experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Learn about our suppliers and their brands.
- Learn how to utilize data analytics to be a resource for our customers and identify selling opportunities.
- Learn and use the Montreux sales process.
- Understand the on-line portal.
- Travel in local market with Sales Representatives and Sales Management.
- Learn how to competitively present and position our brands in the market.
- Merchandise and place point of sale material when not covering open routes.
- Provide sales support by covering routes due to vacations or other absences.
- Identify selling opportunities during account visits.
- Record and monitor inventory at accounts.
- Review sales performance with management compared to sales targets.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- health savings accounts
- LTD
- STD
- life insurance
- 401k plan with a match up to 6%
- paid vacation
- paid sick
- paid volunteer time
- paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
