Relief Sales Representative

Summit Beverage•Kalispell, MT

10d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Relief Sales Representative at Summit Beverage, you will cover sales routes when a teammate is absent and merchandise products in key accounts when no route coverage is needed. You will learn the routes throughout the market, serve retail, bar, and restaurant customers, and gain experience that may lead to managing your own route. When covering a route, you will call on accounts according to schedule, identify sales opportunities, present products, take orders, close sales, manage inventory and payments, maintain accurate route records, build displays, execute advertising features and resets, and resolve customer questions and issues. When not covering a route, you will stock, rotate, and face products; work back stock; check pricing, rotation, and placement; and remove outdated or damaged products. The position has a Monday–Friday schedule with weekends off. Summit Beverage offers a company vehicle or mileage reimbursement, competitive pay, insurance benefits, retirement with a company match, paid time off, and an opportunity to grow into a route of your own.

Requirements

Valid Montana driver's license and a good driving record.
Sales experience; equivalent experience may count in place of a bachelor's degree.
Ability to lift 35–55 pounds routinely and up to 75 pounds occasionally, and to stand, bend, and kneel throughout the day.
Comfort traveling between accounts in all Montana weather, with occasional 8–10-hour days.
Strong communication skills and ability to build customer relationships.
Organized, dependable, and accurate with records and details.
Must be at least 21 years old for alcohol beverage sales.

Nice To Haves

Experience in beer, wine, or beverage sales.
A bachelor's degree.
Merchandising experience in grocery or retail.

Responsibilities

Cover sales routes when teammates are absent, calling on accounts on schedule and identifying sales opportunities.
Present products, take orders, and close sales to meet volume and distribution goals.
Manage inventory levels and collect payments.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date route records.
Build displays, execute advertising features, and perform product resets.
Resolve customer questions and issues promptly and professionally.
Merchandise products in stores by stocking, rotating, and facing products on shelves, in coolers, and on displays.
Work back stock and check product pricing, rotation, and placement.
Remove outdated or damaged products.