Beverage Field Specialist (Brand Development)

Great Lakes Wine and Spirits • Negaunee, MI

109d • $20

About The Position

The Beverage Field Specialist is a field-based sales role that focuses on selling, servicing, developing and growing the GLWAS portfolio of ready-to-drink (RTD) products within our retail partners. Such drinks include but not limited to beer, High Noon, and other seltzers. This role provides a phenomenal introduction into both sales and the adult beverage industry with one of the strongest RTD portfolios around - coupled with a winning team culture. This position will report to their team leader who will be available to assist, mentor and further sharpen their skills.

Requirements

• Minimum age of 21 years
• Basic competency with basic iOS devices
• High School Diploma (bachelor's degree preferred)
• Sales and/or Retail experience (preferred)
• Prior distribution industry experience (preferred)
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to pass pre-employment screenings including a full Background Check, 10-Panel Drug Test, Physical Evaluation, and Agility Test
• Maintain a safe driving record the last 5 years

Responsibilities

• Achieve monthly objectives on priority brands, specified programs and qualitative initiatives
• Generate positive business relationships with decision makers in assigned accounts
• Execute assigned headquarters programs from our major customers
• Present prepared, professional, persuasive, fact-based, personalized sales presentations
• Develop and maintain good product knowledge on relative GLWAS products
• Attend weekly and monthly team meetings to discuss objectives, progress, and outstanding issues
• Demonstrate initiative to grow overall spirits, beverage, and category knowledge
• Demonstrate competency of account 'Standards of Performance' through account conditions
• Maintain product so that it is clean, rotated, and saleable
• Post retail pricing in a timely manner, while ensuring accuracy
• Ensure point-of-sale is accurate, relevant, up-to-date, and advantageously placed
• Consistently services accounts as outlined on Master Route
• Utilizes surveys, control book, planners, and tracking forms as instructed to execute priorities
• Communicates proactively with customers and management
• Aligns daily activities to the needs and priorities of the company, as directed
• Ensures vehicle is clean, organized, properly stocked with adequate point-of-sale

Benefits

• $20.00 per hour
• Eligible for 401K enrollment date of hire

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees