Sales Trainee -Raleigh, NC

Empire Distributors•Apex, NC

About The Position

Empire Distributors Inc., a leading beverage distributor, is hiring a Sales Trainee to cover Raleigh, North Carolina, and surrounding areas. The role involves calling on regular and prospective customers, supporting sales routes, merchandising products, assisting with sales plans and tracking, resolving customer and delivery issues, and maintaining product knowledge. The position also includes delivering emergency orders, attending trade shows, supporting store resets, and distributing point-of-sale materials and building displays. The company describes its benefits as excellent, wages as competitive, and growth opportunities as available.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
State ABC license.
Valid driver's license.
Continuous auto insurance coverage meeting company limit requirements.
Knowledge of order processing systems.
Ability and willingness to discuss, research, select, or input all products that customers may order.

Responsibilities

Travel through designated territories as needed to call on regular and prospective customers, solicit orders, present products for distribution, and handle damaged or off-condition products.
Cover Sales Representative routes as needed.
Quote prices and payment terms for orders obtained.
Consult with the District Manager to resolve customer problems.
Investigate and resolve customer delivery problems.
Identify and respond to customer needs.
Merchandise products on customer shelves according to company standards, customer requirements, and customer or company direction.
Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly tracking reports.
Assist with sales plans and maintain accounts according to company standards.
Assist with tracking progress toward goals on a weekly basis.
Participate in supplier work-withs.
Continually maintain training and product knowledge.
Deliver emergency orders when needed.
Attend trade shows.
Conduct business according to local and state laws.
Assist with store resets.
Distribute point-of-sale materials for market use and build displays.
Maintain shelf displays.
Discuss, research, select, or input all products that customers may order.
Perform other duties as assigned by Management.