Sales Trainee

Red Bull•Bolingbrook, IL

10d•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 role involves understanding and learning the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, the brand, and products. It also includes building and protecting the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and setting proper brand flow following Red Bull standards. Establishing and maintaining friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales is also a key aspect. The Sales Trainee will obtain all necessary tools for daily execution, communicate effectively with ASMs/DSMs on daily priorities, and train with ASMs. The role supports the global strategy for in-store execution measured by Winning vs Competition (WVC) & Perfect Store Audit (PSA), covers ASM routes as needed, and meets daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, display, new accounts, and merchandising. Additionally, the Sales Trainee will support the team with audits, blitzes, building displays, and merchandising to drive the sales business. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Valid US Driver’s License and obtainment of DOT Medical card
Must be at least 21 years of age
Experience in customer service and sales is a plus
Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds of inventory and/or advertising displays
English; additional languages an advantage

Responsibilities

Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for the ASM during absences or special projects.
Maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising, and operations for all large & small format “off premise” stores.
Service all customers in a safe, productive, and professional manner in compliance with Red Bull executional standards.
Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales.
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.
Cover ASM routes as needed.
Meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, display, new accounts and merchandising.
Support the team with audits, blitz, building of displays, merchandising to effectively drive the sales business.
Perform other duties as assigned.