Sales Support

Alliance Beverage Distributing•Muskegon, MI

About The Position

Sales Support personnel divide their time among covering sales routes when needed, stocking beverages at customer locations, assisting with special events, and training other sales support staff. The role is intended to develop the skills and abilities needed to progress into a Sales Representative position. It suits people who are flexible, enjoy traveling between customer locations, and like varied daily work. Sales Support staff generally work independently while coordinating with the sales team and customers.

Requirements

Valid driver's license and adequate auto insurance.
Reliable personal transportation; Sales Support staff drive their own vehicles.
Ability to obtain the required MLCC license.
Stable work history and a proven track record of reliability.
Ability to work primarily alone while being part of a larger team.
Customer service and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate with customers and other employees.
Ability to repeatedly bend and lift products weighing up to 50 pounds throughout shifts.

Responsibilities

Write orders for accounts using software programs.
Rotate, face, and stock merchandise at customer accounts, repeatedly lifting products weighing up to 50 pounds.
Work with other sales support staff to build displays.
Assist the sales team with setting up special events.
Learn offered products to meet customer needs and demands.
Coordinate and communicate with the General Sales Manager, Team Lead, Sales Representatives, and other sales support staff to meet customer expectations.
Cover sales routes when needed.
Provide training to other sales support staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive pay.
Three medical plan options, including a free plan for the employee and their entire family with a company HSA contribution, a low-cost plan with an HSA contribution, and a low-deductible plan with an FSA option.
Low-cost dental plan.
Low-cost vision plan.
Other ancillary benefits, including voluntary short-term disability, voluntary long-term disability, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital insurance.
401(k) plan with company match.
Company-paid life insurance.
Company-paid accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Company-paid short-term disability.
Paid parental leave.
Paid time off.
Paid sick time.
Discounted products and employee discounts on product purchases.
Mileage reimbursement for use of an employee's own car.
Option of a company phone or reimbursement for use of an employee's own cell phone.
Opportunity for advancement, with positions filled internally when possible.