Sales Assistant - Hillsborough

J.J Taylor Distributing, Inc. - J.J. Taylor Companies, Inc. - National Equipment Dealers, LLC•Tampa, FL

7d•$130•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Assistant supports sales representatives in assigned customer accounts across Hillsborough County. The role reviews automatically generated orders for inventory and accuracy, transmits assigned orders on time, and helps achieve sales volume and product distribution objectives through selling, merchandising, display building, and ordering. The position works with off-premise accounts such as liquor stores, drug stores, convenience stores, gas stations, neighborhood stores, and supermarkets. It takes day-to-day direction from the assigned Sales Representative and includes weekend work.

Requirements

Minimum of 2–3 years of previous sales experience.
Valid Class D driver’s license required.
Must use own transportation to travel between customer accounts.
Able to work independently with minimal direct supervision and comfortably in a structured, multitasking environment.
Able to perform detailed work with numerical data and calculate arithmetic accurately and quickly.
Able to work constructively under stress and pressure.
Able to provide courteous, timely customer service and understand retailers’ needs and priorities.
Able to interact effectively with others and communicate clearly verbally and in writing with customers and team members.
Good organizational and follow-up skills; attention to detail; able to process paperwork clearly and accurately.
Able to prospect and close sales, calculate product prices, and solve problems effectively.
Able to demonstrate initiative, drive, resilience, patience, and tact when handling customer questions and complaints.
Able to 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.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.

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 products 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 accurate orders.
Maintain product knowledge and pricing; communicate promotions and programs to customers in consultation with the assigned Sales Representative, and quote invoice amounts when required.
Present and sell new products to customers and sell in weekly or monthly advertising information to obtain assigned displays.
Rotate stock to maintain product freshness, organize products in account back rooms, and check brand positioning and shelf tags in coolers to maintain cooler integrity.
Consult with the Sales Representative to obtain additional cooler space for company products, including cooler resets where allowed.
Encourage accounts to use point-of-sale display items to promote company products under the Sales Representative’s direction.
Stock the vehicle with an appropriate mix of point-of-sale materials for company products.
Complete signage requests and install signs and other point-of-sale materials in accounts as needed.
Work with the Sales Director, Manager, or Sales Representative to resolve customer problems and discuss competitive activity.
Attend scheduled sales meetings with the Sales Representative team and complete Brew U training modules.
Deliver special orders to accounts when needed.
Attend supplier-partner sales rallies when needed.
Assist with cooler resets when needed.
Work holidays as needed to meet retail customer expectations.
Follow national account check-in procedures.
Perform additional duties and special tasks assigned by the Sales Director or Manager.
Participate in brewer impact drives when necessary.