Sales Trainee

Red Bull•Sterling Heights, MI

About The Position

The Sales Trainee (ST) is a training role designed to prepare the employee for an Account Sales Manager (ASM) position. The ST supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for ASMs during vacation, sickness, injury, or special projects. The role works with management to maintain customer relationships across sales, merchandising, and operations for large- and small-format off-premise stores, while servicing customers safely, productively, and professionally in accordance with Red Bull executional standards. After successful participation in the training program and certification, the ST is eligible to interview for open ASM roles. If no ASM or other qualified role is available and the ST meets performance standards, the employee may remain in the ST role for up to 12 months or until a qualified role becomes available, whichever comes first. Once a qualified role is available, the certified ST must interview for it. If promotion does not occur before the 12-month period expires, the assignment ends unless an exception applies. A manager may extend the period by up to six months when the ST has continued high performance and certification, but no role is open. The position is at-will, and either the Company or the ST may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause. The ST learns the basics of Red Bull, its distribution company, brand, and products; supports brand standards and product freshness; prepares for daily execution; communicates priorities with sales managers; trains with ASMs; covers routes as needed; and supports off-route sales activities and merchandising.

Requirements

Valid U.S. driver's license.
Obtain a 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 language skills are an advantage.

Responsibilities

Learn the basics of Red Bull, Red Bull Distribution Company, the brand, and its products.
Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper product rotation and by ensuring fresh product.
Set proper brand flow in accordance with Red Bull standards.
Establish and maintain friendly, professional customer relationships to increase sales.
Obtain the tools needed to execute the daily plan, including insights, displays, point-of-sale materials, and pricing information.
Communicate daily priorities effectively with ASMs and DSMs.
Train with ASMs and cover ASM routes as needed.
Support in-store execution strategy, measured through Winning vs Competition (WVC) and Perfect Store Audit (PSA).
Meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distribution, pricing, displays, new accounts, and merchandising.
Support audits, blitzes, display building, and merchandising to drive sales.
Perform other duties as assigned.