Route Sales Trainee: Grow Relationships & Beverage Presence

Red Bull; London; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull Canada is seeking a Sales Trainee to support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for colleagues on vacation, sickness, or special projects. You will work with management to maintain customer relationships across large and small format off-premise stores, servicing customers to Red Bull standards.

The role involves training with senior Account Sales Managers, covering routes as needed, and achieving KPIs in sales, distribution, pricing, display and merchandising.

Qualifications

• Preferred prior sales experience; having worked in consumer packaged goods or retail organization is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the beverage market preferred.
• Additional language skills an advantage.
• High school diploma or equivalent (university or college experience is an asset).
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Outstanding relationship building and people skills.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Current driver’s license with clean driving record.
• Forklift and commercial vehicle operations.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Fluent in English, additional language skills an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage Red Bull products in assigned distribution accounts.
• Determine current and on going 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.
• Train with senior Account Sales Managers on their routes.
• Cover Account Sales Managers’ routes when needed.
• Evaluate all competitors’ activities such as new launches and price reductions and communicate with District Sales Manager.
• Meet monthly key performance indicators (KPI‘s) focused on the following areas: sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts and other merchandising components.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operations

Commercial vehicle operations

Job description

Red Bull Canada is seeking a Sales Trainee to support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for colleagues on vacation, sickness, or special projects. You will work with management to maintain customer relationships across large and small format off-premise stores, servicing customers to Red Bull standards.

The role involves training with senior Account Sales Managers, covering routes as needed, and achieving KPIs in sales, distribution, pricing, display and merchandising.