Area Manager (F/T)

Admiral Beverage Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In House Pharmacy

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Security

Health & Wellness

Growth & Perks

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Admiral Beverage Corporation in Albuquerque, NM is seeking an Area Manager to grow beverage sales with retail stores, grocers, and hospitality clients. You will lead negotiations, call on customers, and coordinate marketing plans and in-store displays to maximize sales and profitability.

The role requires travel within the territory, strong communication, and the ability to manage contracts, displays, and customer relationships while upholding brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Travels through assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders and new business, pre- prepare sales contracts and interfaces with customers on location or by phone.
• Takes a leading role with contract negotiations, closing the sale and developing marketing plans for contract accounts.
• Safe/Competent operation of route vehicle and vehicle maintenance and cleanliness.
• Coordinates and leads sales meetings to include agenda preparation.
• Ensures that all Admiral Beverage brands and packages are rotated on a “first-in, first-out” basis in accordance with supplier requirements.
• Establishes good customer rapport through professional selling approaches.
• Solicits new business by conducting business reviews, demonstrating products and services, using samples, marketing resources, and emphasizes salable features and benefits to customer.

Skills

Sales

Negotiations

Account management

Job description

Admiral Beverage believes in investing in its people, business partners, and communities, to continually grow and offer the best products and services in the region. With the strength of a large company combined with a small-town, friendly, family-driven mindset; we are here to grow with you.

Admiral offers: competitive wages, a full-scale benefit program including health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) and retirement programs, paid leave and holidays, and much, much more!

Area Manager:

Sells beverage products to retail food stores, wholesale grocers, restaurants, hotels, or businesses by performing the following duties.

Primary Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Travels through assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders and new business, pre- prepare sales contracts and interfaces with customers on location or by phone.
• Takes a leading role with contract negotiations, closing the sale and developing marketing plans for contract accounts.
• Safe/Competent operation of route vehicle and vehicle maintenance and cleanliness.
• Coordinates and leads sales meetings to include agenda preparation.
• Ensures that all Admiral Beverage brands and packages are rotated on a “first-in, first-out” basis in accordance with supplier requirements.
• Establishes good customer rapport through professional selling approaches.
• Properly accounts for all cash/credit proceeds, products removed from inventories, lighted signs, and all other Company assets where applicable.
• Solicits new business by conducting business reviews, demonstrating products and services, using samples, marketing resources, and emphasizes salable features and benefits to customer.
• Arranges products according to prearranged plan or own ideas approved by management.
• Places price and descriptive signs on backdrop, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
• Transfers product from customer stock room to floor displays to comply with "Sell By" dates, maximize product in store and minimize product in stock room.
• Order product for assigned accounts in accordance with established procedures to ensure no out of stocks conditions.
• Originates display ideas or follows suggestions or schedule of Sales Manager.
• Constructs or assembles display aids from company provided Point of Sale (POS) materials.
• Estimates and coordinates date of product delivery and empty shell pickups, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
• Wears and utilizes appropriate company safety equipment.
• Other duties may be assigned by the immediate supervisor or other supervisor at any time.

Here is how we take care of you:

• In House Pharmacy: An inclusive, company owned pharmacy designed to make healthcare significantly easier and more affordable for you and your family.
• Tuition Assistance: Robust, flexible reimbursement programs designed to support both full time and part time employees.
• Retirement Security: Strong employer contributed 401k plans designed to help secure your financial future.
• Health & Wellness: Confidential mental health counseling sessions and annual wellness gift card incentives to support your overall well-being.
• Growth & Perks: Opportunities for internal mobility, career development, and generous employee discounts on company products.
• Employee Referral Program: Employees can earn a cash bonus for referring qualified candidates who join our team and meet program eligibility requirements.

Admiral and its related companies produce and distribute premium soft drinks, waters, teas, fruit juices, energy drinks, alcoholic beverages and more. Our mission is to be a strategic business partner as the Employer, Supplier, and Customer of Choice within the communities and markets we serve. The company is service oriented, innovative, vertically integrated, strategically placed and actively seeking growth opportunities. Our business footprint currently encompasses the beautiful Mountain-West states including Alaska; with three production facilities, three transportation hubs and 25+ distribution centers.