Sales Trainee

Red Bull•Grove City, OH

About The Position

The Sales Trainee (ST) function is to support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for the Sales Activator during vacation, sick, injury or any special projects as needed. The ST will work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations primarily for Large Format retailers. The primary role of the ST is to learn and develop into an Account Sales Manager (ASM) or Sales Activator while proving effective route relief by delivering, merchanting, and selling red bull product to every customer.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Excellent communication skills
Good mathematical skills
Organizational skills
Current driver’s license with clean driving record
Must be at least 21 years old
DOT medical card required

Nice To Haves

Preferred Sales Experience
Knowledge of the beverage market preferred

Responsibilities

Manage Red Bull products in assigned RBDC Large Format retailers
Determine current and ongoing product needs at accounts
Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with your customers to increase sales and selling space
Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
Ensure that all Red Bull equipment is clean and in good working order
Other duties as assigned
Train with Sales Activators and ASMs on their routes.
Cover ASMs and Sales Activators routes when needed.
Evaluate all competitors’ activities such as new launches and price reductions and communicate with District Sales Manager
While covering a route, meet daily key performance indicators (KPI‘s) focused on the following areas: sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts and other merchandising components.
Flexibility in covering multiple routes in different location within the Profit Center.