Brand Representative – Wholesale Coffee Sales

1848 Coffee; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

60-day paid position

Travel within SE Wisconsin

Job summary

1848 Roasting Co. is growing and seeking a personable Brand Representative to help expand our retail and wholesale presence in Wisconsin. Based in New Berlin, you’ll visit potential accounts, introduce our coffee to buyers and managers, deliver samples, and start conversations that turn into long-term partnerships.

This is not a desk job. You’ll travel locally in southeastern Wisconsin, build relationships with grocers, hotels, country clubs, restaurants, gyms and other wholesale partners, and

Qualifications

• Personable and able to start conversations with business buyers.
• Comfortable working outside a desk environment and traveling locally.
• Experience in sales, retail, grocery, hospitality, or CPG is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and contact potential wholesale accounts.
• Visit prospective customers in the Greater Milwaukee area.
• Deliver samples and introduce 1848 coffee to buyers and managers.
• Build relationships with store managers, buyers and business owners.
• Follow up with prospects to convert opportunities into new accounts.
• Maintain a simple sales pipeline and provide weekly updates.
• Support reorders and product placement at existing accounts.
• Represent the 1848 brand personality and story.

Skills

People skills

Sales experience

Communication

Prospecting

Job description

1848 Roasting Co. is growing, and we're looking for someone who wants to help us build the next phase of the company.

We're a New Berlin-based coffee roaster focused on expanding our retail and wholesale presence throughout Wisconsin. We're looking for a motivated, outgoing Brand Representative who can get our coffee in front of the right people and help turn introductions into long-term accounts.

This isn't a desk job.

You'll be out representing 1848 Roasting Co., visiting potential accounts, introducing our coffee to buyers and managers, delivering samples, following up with prospects, and helping us build relationships with grocery stores, hotels, country clubs, restaurants, gyms and other wholesale partners.

What you'll do:

• Identify and contact potential wholesale accounts
• Visit prospective customers throughout the Greater Milwaukee area
• Get 1848 coffee and samples into buyers' hands
• Develop relationships with store managers, buyers and business owners
• Follow up with prospects and help turn opportunities into new accounts
• Maintain a simple sales pipeline and provide weekly updates
• Visit existing accounts and help drive reorders and strong product placement
• Represent the personality and story behind the 1848 brand

Who we're looking for:

You don't necessarily need years of coffee or CPG experience. We're more interested in someone who's personable, dependable, comfortable walking into a business and starting a conversation, and isn't afraid to hear "no."

Sales, retail, grocery, hospitality, beverage or CPG experience is a plus.

We're especially interested in someone who wants an opportunity to help build something—not simply maintain an existing sales territory.

Initial compensation: $1,750/month

This will begin as a 60-day paid position with the opportunity to grow into a larger ongoing role based on results and the continued growth of 1848 Roasting Co.

Local travel throughout southeastern Wisconsin will be required.