Sales Assistant - Hillsborough

J.J. Taylor Companies•Tampa, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Assistant works with sales representatives to meet sales volume and product distribution objectives across assigned customer accounts in Hillsborough County. The role reviews automated orders for inventory and order accuracy, transmits orders on time using a company-provided handheld unit, and supports selling, merchandising, display building, and ordering. The employee takes day-to-day work direction from the assigned Sales Representative and services off-premise accounts such as liquor stores, drug stores, convenience stores, gas stations, neighborhood stores, and supermarkets. The Sales Assistant monitors inventory and replenishment systems, maintains product knowledge and pricing, communicates promotions and programs to customers, and supports new product sales and advertising displays. Responsibilities also include stocking and rotating products, maintaining shelf and cooler presentation, seeking additional cooler space where allowed, and using point-of-sale materials and signage to promote company products. The role may involve special-order deliveries, cooler resets, supplier-partner sales events, holiday work as needed, and other assigned duties. The position requires travel between customer accounts using the employee’s own transportation. Physical work includes unloading and carrying product, moving around customer premises, rotating stock, building displays, and using a two-wheel dolly. The job regularly involves exposure to extreme non-weather-related temperatures and occasional exposure to outdoor weather, including wet or humid conditions.

Requirements

Minimum of 2–3 years of previous sales experience.
Valid Class D driver’s license.
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision and in a structured, multitasking environment.
Ability to perform detailed work with numerical data and make arithmetic computations quickly and accurately.
Ability to provide courteous, timely customer service and interact effectively with customers and team members.
Good organizational and follow-up skills, initiative, and drive.
Ability to prospect and close sales and compute product prices for customers.
Clear verbal and written communication skills and ability to complete paperwork accurately.
Ability to solve problems, attend to details, and work constructively under stress and pressure.
Ability to handle customer questions and complaints with patience and tact, and to accept constructive criticism.
Must use own means of transportation, such as a vehicle, to travel between accounts.
Ability to regularly unload product averaging 30 pounds and weighing up to 49 pounds, move around account premises, rotate products, build displays that may contain several hundred cases, and maneuver a two-wheel dolly.
High school diploma or GED preferred.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Work with the sales team on daily sales call frequency, including generating sales orders, merchandising, and building displays.
Transmit assigned customer orders on time using the company-provided handheld unit.
Travel through the assigned territory to merchandise and fully stock shelves at off-premise customer accounts.
Take inventory of current stock to determine future reorder needs and review customer auto-replenishment systems for order accuracy.
Maintain product knowledge and pricing, communicate promotions and programs to customers, and quote invoice amounts when required.
Present and sell new products and weekly or monthly advertising information to obtain displays as assigned by the Sales Representative.
Rotate stock, organize products in account back rooms, and check brand positioning and shelf tags in coolers.
Maintain cooler integrity by reviewing planograms and consult with Sales Representatives about obtaining additional cooler space and completing cooler resets where allowed.
Encourage accounts to use point-of-sale display items and stock the vehicle with appropriate point-of-sale materials for J.J. Taylor products.
Complete signage requests and place signs and other point-of-sale materials in accounts as needed.
Consult with Sales Director, Manager, or Sales Representative to resolve customer problems or discuss competitive activity.
Attend scheduled sales meetings with the Sales Representative team and complete Brew U training modules.
Deliver special orders to accounts, attend supplier-partner sales rallies, assist with cooler resets, and work holidays as needed.
Adhere to national account check-in procedures, participate in brewer impact drives when necessary, and perform additional duties as assigned.
Use personal transportation to travel between accounts and handle, move, and display products, including using a two-wheel dolly.