Sales Trainee

Red Bull•Wallingford, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a training role designed to prepare the Sales Trainee for the Account Sales Manager role. The role primarily supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for the Account Sales Manager (ASM) during vacation, sickness, injury, or special projects. The Sales Trainee will work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising, and operations for all large and small format off-premise stores. The Sales Trainee must effectively service all customers in a safe, productive, and professional manner in compliance with Red Bull executional standards. The Sales Trainee is a training role, and upon successful participation in the training program, the ST is eligible to interview for open Account Sales Manager (ASM) roles. Upon completion of the program and certification, if no ASM or otherwise qualified role is available and the ST is meeting performance standards, the employee may remain in the ST role up to 12 months or until an ASM or another qualified role is available. Once an ASM or another qualified role is available, the certified ST must interview for that available role. If promotion to the role of ACCOUNT SALES MANAGER (or other role) does not happen prior to the expiration of the 12-month completion period, the SALES TRAINEE role will be vacated due to end of assignment unless an exception applies. For exceptions, based on continued high performance, no open roles, and certification completion, a manager may extend the 12-month completion period an additional 6 months. The ST role is an at-will position.

Requirements

Valid Driver’s License with a clean motor vehicle record and meet DOT driving standards
Obtainment of DOT Medical card
Must be at least 21 years of age
Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds of inventory and/or advertising displays

Nice To Haves

Experience in customer service and sales is a plus
Additional languages an advantage

Responsibilities

Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for the ASM during vacation, sickness, injury or any special projects as needed.
Work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations for all large & small format “off premise” stores.
Effectively service all customers in a safe, productive and professional manner in compliance with Red Bull executional standards.
Understand and learn the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, the brand and products.
Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product.
Set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales and selling.
Obtain all tools (insights, displays, Point of Sale, Pricing, etc.) to execute the daily plan.
Effectively communicate with the ASMs/DSMs on daily priorities.
Train with ASMs.
Support the team with audits, blitz, building of displays, merchandising to effectively drive the sales business.
Other duties as assigned.