Sales Assistant - Pinellas

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

About The Position

The Sales Assistant works with assigned sales representatives to support sales, merchandising, ordering, and product display objectives across Pinellas County. The role reviews auto-generated orders for inventory and accuracy, transmits customer orders on time using a company-provided handheld unit, and encourages customers to use point-of-sale display materials. The employee merchandises and stocks products at assigned off-premise accounts, maintains product rotation and display quality, and supports customer promotions and sales programs. The position takes day-to-day direction from the assigned Sales Representative. The role requires travel between customer accounts using the employee’s own transportation. It involves regular unloading and movement of product, stocking shelves and coolers, building displays, and using a two-wheel dolly. The schedule requires weekends, and holidays may be worked as needed. Compensation is listed as $130 per day or more, depending on experience, plus commission.

Requirements

Minimum of 2–3 years of previous sales experience.
Valid Class D driver’s license.
Must use own means of transportation, such as a vehicle, to travel between accounts.
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision and comfortably in a structured, multitasking environment.
Ability to perform detailed work with numerical data, make arithmetic computations quickly and accurately, and compute product prices.
Ability to provide courteous, timely customer service and understand retailers’ needs and priorities.
Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Good organizational and follow-up skills, initiative, and drive.
Ability to prospect and close sales, solve problems, and complete paperwork clearly and accurately.
Attention to detail, resilience, openness to constructive criticism, and patience and tact when handling customer questions and complaints.
Ability to work constructively under stress and pressure and maintain a high energy level.
Ability to regularly unload and transport cases of beer averaging 30 pounds and weighing up to 49 pounds.
Ability to move around account premises, inventory stock, display point-of-sale materials, rotate products in coolers, on shelves and in stock rooms, 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 activities, including generating sales orders, merchandising, and building displays.
Transmit assigned customer orders on time using the company-provided handheld unit.
Travel throughout the assigned territory to merchandise and fully stock shelves at off-premise customer accounts.
Take inventory of current stock and determine future reorder needs; review customer auto-replenishment systems for inventory and 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 for freshness, organize products in account back rooms, and check brand positioning and shelf tags in coolers.
Review planograms and maintain cooler integrity; consult with the Sales Representative about additional cooler space and cooler resets where allowed.
Encourage accounts to use point-of-sale display materials and stock the vehicle with appropriate point-of-sale materials for J.J. Taylor products.
Complete signage requests and install signs and other point-of-sale materials in accounts when necessary.
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, and assist with cooler resets when needed.
Work holidays as needed, follow national account check-in procedures, perform additional assigned duties, and participate in brewer impact drives when necessary.