Sales Trainee

Red Bull•Portage, 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, and services customers safely, productively, professionally, and in compliance with Red Bull executional standards. The ST learns the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, its brand and products, and the standards for product rotation and brand flow. The role prepares for and executes daily priorities, communicates with ASMs and DSMs, covers ASM routes as needed, and supports sales through in-store execution and off-route activities. 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. A manager may extend the 12-month period by an additional six months when certification is complete, performance remains high, and there are no open roles. Otherwise, the assignment ends when the completion period expires without a promotion. The role is at-will, and either the Company or the ST may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause.

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 languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

Learn the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, including the brand and products.
Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper product rotation and fresh product standards.
Set proper brand flow according to 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 in route support and in-store execution measured by Winning vs Competition (WVC) and Perfect Store Audit (PSA).
Cover ASM routes as needed.
Meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, displays, new accounts, and merchandising.
Support audits, blitzes, display building, and merchandising to drive the sales business.
Perform other duties as assigned.