Red Bull District Manager

Columbia Distributing•Wilsonville, OR

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The District Manager is responsible for achieving sales and distribution goals by executing monthly, quarterly, and annual business objectives and company initiatives. This role involves managing inventory expenses, training and developing employees, maintaining industry knowledge, and fostering positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The District Manager will also be responsible for creating retail promotions, merchandising the Columbia Distributing portfolio, ensuring Red Bull Perfect Store Standards are met, and monitoring competitive activity. Additionally, this position involves recruiting, training, supervising, and evaluating department staff, adhering to all state liquor laws and regulations, and demonstrating behaviors consistent with the Company's Core Values.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Valid driver's license and auto insurance required
Minimum of 18 years of age
Minimum 2-3 years previous sales experience preferably
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
Active listening skills/listening for intention
Dealing with difficult personalities/conflict resolution
Goal orientation
Negotiation tactics
Organization, time management, and preparedness skills
Pride in work/ownership
Problem solving/creativity
Portfolio management
MS Office Suite
Assessing performance
General knowledge of industry products
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Effective organizational and time management skills
Ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external customers
Ability to draft and deliver sales presentations
Familiarity with trade math and equipment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
Minimum two (2) years supervisory experience or comparable experience

Responsibilities

Accomplish sales and distribution goals by executing the monthly, quarterly and annual business objectives and company initiatives
Manage inventory expenses in accordance with company policy
Administer, educate and train employees to ensure the execution of company goals and priorities
Maintain a high level of industry knowledge: Red Bull, beer, non-alcohol, food journals, trends, market share, etc.
Maintain positive, cooperative, and team-oriented relationships with those you interact with while working
Submit all required reporting, preplans, trackers, surveys, in-market surveys (MVPs), expense report, mileage log, etc.
Monitor competitive activity and communicate strategies
Interact respectfully and maintain dialog with inter-company departments, suppliers, and customers
Create reset opportunities and develop retail promotions appropriate to customer base
Effectively sell, rotate and merchandise the Columbia Distributing portfolio in all assigned accounts
Ensure Red Bull Perfect Store Standards are followed and implemented in all accounts
Have a thorough knowledge of all decision makers in each account
Conduct promotions in assigned accounts monthly as required
Sell required product/brand features each week (i.e. "Promotional Monthly deals")
Minimum visibility in assigned accounts needs to be equal to competition
Adhere to all state liquor laws and regulations
Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate department staff
Complete all other tasks or projects as assigned
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with those of the Company's Core Values at all times