Sales Trainee

Red-Bull; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull Canada is seeking a Sales Trainee to support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for colleagues during vacations and busy periods. You will work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations across all stores.

The role focuses on servicing customers to Red Bull executional standards, managing accounts and contributing to KPI targets in sales, distribution, pricing and display.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; university/college experience is an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding relationship-building and people skills.
• Good mathematical skills for handling sales data and pricing.
• Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple accounts.
• Current driver’s license with clean driving record.
• Forklift and commercial vehicle operations knowledge.
• Fluent in English; additional language skills are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage Red Bull products in assigned distribution accounts.
• Determine current and ongoing product needs at accounts.
• Establish and maintain friendly, professional relationships with customers to grow sales and shelf space.
• Protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation and display to meet brand standards.
• Ensure Red Bull equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Train with senior Account Sales Managers on routes and cover routes as needed.
• Evaluate competitors’ activities and communicate insights to District Sales Manager.
• Meet monthly KPIs focused on sales, distribution, pricing, display, and new accounts.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Mathematical skills

Organizational skills

Driver's license

Forklift operations

Bev market knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Job description

The Sales Trainee (ST) function is to support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for their colleagues during vacation, sick, injury or any special projects as needed. Sales Trainee will work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations for all large & small format “off premise” stores. The primary role of the ST is to effectively service all customers in a safe, productive and professional manner to Red Bull executional standards.

Job Description

MANAGEMENT

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.

EXECUTION

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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

Employee frequently is required to walk and sit.

Employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds as needed.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.

Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Forklift and commercial vehicle operations.

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.

Additional Information

Red Bull Canada is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion.

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