Sales Trainee Retail Wine - Nashville, TN

Empire Distributors•Nashville, TN

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Empire Distributors Inc, a leading beverage distributor, is seeking a Sales Trainee for Retail Wine in Nashville, TN. This role offers excellent benefits, competitive wages, and potential for growth. The trainee will learn and execute sales strategies, manage customer relationships, and maintain product knowledge within an assigned territory.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of Order processing systems (Excel & Word).
TN ABC Wholesaler's Employee Permit
Valid Driver License
Automobile Insurance - 100/300/50 minimum limits of liability

Responsibilities

Learns and executes the seven basics of Empire: distributions, position, display, pricing, point-of-sale, cold box, and rotation in each account.
Travels through assigned territory daily to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, present items for distribution, and handle damages and off-condition product.
Quotes prices and credit terms for orders obtained.
Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
Confers with District Manager to resolve customer problems.
Builds and maintains displays, as well as cold box and shelf maintenance.
Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
Identifies and responds to customers' needs.
Maintains frequent and open communication with drivers, driver supervisors, district managers, sales managers and the general manager.
Prepares and/or maintains distribution tracking reports, planning and goals, case quotas and dollar objectives and other administrative tasks as assigned.
Executes sales plans and maintains accounts according to company standards.
Tracks progress of goals on a weekly basis.
Participates in supplier work-withs.
Continually maintains training and product knowledge.
Delivers emergency orders when needed.
Attends trade shows.
Conducts business according to local and state laws.
Performs other duties as assigned by District Manager.