Territory Manager - Edmonton Northeast (Heritage) - Full Time

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the beverage distribution sector is seeking a motivated Sales Representative. The role involves maximizing sales profitability in a specific territory while building and maintaining customer relationships. With a focus on growth and professional development, this position offers an engaging environment with a range of top-tier employee benefits.

Benefits

Top Shelf Benefits

Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage

Dental and vision plans

Paid sick leave

Vacation accrual

Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's preferred.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and CRM systems.
• Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Achieves maximum sales profitability and growth in assigned territory.
• Make regular sales calls to cultivate customer relations.
• Analyze accounts to determine selling and promotional opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Sales ability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business

Tools

MS Office Suite

Customer Relation Management (CRM) systems

Job description

What You Need To Know

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and an RRSP plan. We also offer wellness initiatives, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

Achieves maximum sales profitability, growth, and account penetration within an assigned territory, market segment,andsupplier brand by effectively selling the company’s products/services and providing excellent customer service to fulfill the potential of our suppliers and customers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Make regular sales calls to off-premise customers to cultivate customer relations and satisfaction with the service provided
• Analyze, plan, establish and maintain an efficient and productive daily call pattern in assigned territory.
• Achieve assigned monthly quotas and placement objectives
• Analyze the total territory and each account to determine the priority selling and promotional opportunities
• Implement and maintain up-to-date, accurate records of sales, competitive activity, and payment performances of all accounts in assigned territory
• Recognize major trends and directions, describe major trends associated with a specific type of market, and discuss the organization's position and plans about key product trends
• Ensure order information is captured accurately, work with a specific sales system as part of current responsibilities and conduct day-to-day sales order entry
• Participate in sales projects, account evaluations, proposals, presentations, and other sales-related activities
• Participate in sales meetings, on-site training, and winery/distillery tours to remain educated in company policy and industry trends/developments
• Perform other duties as assigned

Additional Primary Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related discipline is preferred.
• Ability to maintain a valid and current driver’s license
• Working knowledge and proficiency in computer skills, including MS Office Suite (e.g., Outlook for email, Excel to track metrics, Word and PowerPoint to create documents, and presentations), and experience with Customer Relation Management (CRM) systems
• Goal-oriented focused, and assertive individual who needs a little direction or supervision
• Thrive on creating and selling innovative ideas and demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to calculate discounts
• Must have excellent verbal communications skills to communicate with direct customers on the telephone and internally effectively and be able to manage time effectively.
• Ability to travel is required.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time may include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include driving throughout the day with segments up to 2 hours
• May require lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 56lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.