Chain Sales Consultant - Schiller Park, IL

The Stacole Company, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Winebow seeks an energetic sales professional to grow wine distribution across Illinois by building relationships with stores and accounts. You will craft effective sales plans, perform demonstrations, and partner with the Customer Service team to meet client requirements.

Travel and weekend events are expected to support growth. Ideal candidates bring 2+ years in sales, knowledge of wine, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• 2 years marketing or sales experience preferred.
• Chain retail sales experience preferred.
• Wine knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Presents, promotes and sells products using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers.
• Develops an effective sales plan to maximize wine distribution within an established or growing customer base.
• Establishes, develops and maintains positive business and customer relationships.
• Visits accounts regularly, capture visit notes, and build visit plans considering previous visit outcomes.
• Achieves objectives as prioritized by management.
• Places product on shelves or displays for maximum exposure and ensures proper pricing materials are used.
• Provides timely educational programs, materials and services to customers as needed.
• Works with manager to monitor sales growth and market penetration using monthly reports.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relations

Wine knowledge

Communication skills

Driving

CRM software

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Why Winebow?

At Winebow, we are strongly committed to creating an environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are intentional in our efforts to ensure that every employee has a sense of value and opportunity in our company, and we work tirelessly to promote a culture of inclusion where our team feels safe, respected, and valued. We want our Winebow family to feel at home and to be empowered to bring their best selves forward.

We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our organization and are dedicated to achieving a diverse workforce in all aspects of employment including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, benefits, wage and salary equity.

Essential Functions:

• Presents, promotes and sells products using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers.
• Develops an effective sales plan in order to maximize wine distribution within an established or growing customer base.
• Establishes, develops and maintains positive business and customer relationships.
• Visits accounts regularly, capture visit notes, and build visit plans considering previous visit outcomes.
• Achieves internal Winebow and supplier objectives as prioritized by management.
• Places product on shelves or in displays for maximum exposure. Ensures product is in the proper location, rotates stock appropriately and pricing material is used (when applicable).
• Provides timely educational programs, materials and services to customer when necessary.
• Works with manager to monitor sales growth and market penetration with the use of monthly reporting tools.
• Participates in wine education programs, host wine dinners and pouring events.
• Responsible for communicating directly with Winebow's Customer Service department any specific ordering or shipping needs indicated by clients within their territory.
• Meets agreed upon goals and objectives effectively and in a timely manner.
• Arrives at work, appointments, meetings, and all work-related functions on time and as scheduled.

Other Functions:

• Participates in sales meetings, on-site trainings, and supplier events as required.
• Ensures the needs and requests of all accounts/customers are met in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED; Additional education strongly preferred.
• Two years marketing or sales experience preferred.
• Chain retail sales experience preferred.
• Wine knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills.
• Valid Driver's license.

Working Conditions:

This position requires significant travel by automobile and/or airplane and could include weekends.

Equipment/Machinery Used:

• Automobile, telephone, copier, fax machine, computer, calculator beeper, hand cart, ladder, step ladder.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting a minimum of 40 lbs., sitting, bending, reaching, driving, ability to build large displays/end caps, able to climb and function on a ladder for extended periods of time, visual acuity and manual dexterity.