Field Sales Specialist – Beverages & Retail Accounts

Blue Ridge Beverage Company; Waynesboro (VA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Paid time off + holidays

Life and AD&D Insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

Blue Ridge Beverage Company is seeking a full-time Sales Specialist to join our team in Waynesboro, VA. You will drive revenue by meeting retail expectations, ensuring accurate orders, on-time deliveries, and proper product rotation across routes.

You will collaborate with Account Managers, maintain pricing and promotions, and support inventory control while upholding our service standards and safety requirements. Previous sales or customer-service experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in customer service or sales related positions.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that consistently requires a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to work and problem-solve with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in technology.
• Strong interpersonal, listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver license with excellent driving record.

Responsibilities

• Provides staffing relief by covering sales routes as needed when assigned Account Manager is unavailable.
• Maintains mutually beneficial business partnerships utilizing all Blue Ridge Beverage product types and sales resources, with primary intent of maximizing sales and profitability for the retailer and company alike.
• Ensures strict adherence to account service schedule and route assignments as directed by management.
• Establishes two-way communications with manager to discuss customer needs, opportunities, account progress and potential issues.
• Recognizes product delivery and order opportunities based on storage, minimum load, and customer input to make recommendations for change to manager.
• Reduces out of stocks/miss-orders through accurate ordering, replacement, redelivery to solve problems and to fix issues.
• Updates products, costing, pricing, and use of point-of-sale material to ensure profitability and competitiveness.
• Maintains strict quality control standards within each account according to company standard operating procedure Stock Rotation and Exchange Program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Blue Ridge Beverage Company is seeking a full-time Sales Specialist to join our team in Waynesboro, VA. You will drive revenue by meeting retail expectations, ensuring accurate orders, on-time deliveries, and proper product rotation across routes.

You will collaborate with Account Managers, maintain pricing and promotions, and support inventory control while upholding our service standards and safety requirements. Previous sales or customer-service experience is preferred.