Field Sales Representative - Columbus

Garage Beer • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Garage Beer is hiring a Field Sales Representative to grow sales, distribution, and brand visibility across Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding territory. The representative will work in the market, build relationships with accounts and distributor sales teams, develop new business, and support account execution. The role includes merchandising, product placements, samplings, promotions, and local events, as well as tracking market activity and sharing results and challenges with Sales leadership.

Requirements

• Two years of experience in field sales, account management, merchandising, or market execution within beer, alcohol, or beverage is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the three-tier system to support distributor relationships, merchandising, and account-level execution.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with accounts and distributor sales teams.
• Sales-driven, self-starter mentality and ability to independently manage a territory and identify opportunities.
• Hands-on approach and willingness to sell, merchandise, execute samplings and events, spend significant time in the market, and handle or move product, displays, and event materials as needed.
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends and travel throughout the assigned territory as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience in the beer or alcohol category and understanding of the industry.
• A competitive, team-focused approach and ability to thrive in collaborative environments.
• Enthusiasm for building new markets and processes.
• Curiosity, interest in emerging trends, and a tendency to seek unconventional solutions to problems.

Responsibilities

• Call on accounts, build relationships, identify new business opportunities, and drive sales.
• Develop relationships throughout the territory and identify opportunities to grow on- and off-premise sales and distribution.
• Gain new placements and expand Garage Beer’s presence in existing accounts to drive volume and distribution growth.
• Support account execution through placements, merchandising, displays, product availability, and visibility in line with Garage Beer’s merchandising standards.
• Work with distributor sales teams to support account execution, new account development, product availability, and territory growth.
• Execute product samplings, happy hours, promotions, and local events to build awareness, trial, and sales.
• Monitor competitive activity, identify market opportunities, and communicate results and challenges to Sales leadership.
• Track account activity and market execution, communicating new business, display opportunities, results, and upcoming market activity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and short-term disability premiums paid in full by Garage Beer.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Company-observed holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed