Description
About Cavalier Distributing
Established in 1992, Cavalier Distributing is one of just a handful of U.S. distributors with a portfolio comprised exclusively of specialty imports and American craft beers. Headquartered in Cincinnati, OHthe companyis dedicated to bringing better beers to consumers throughout Ohio, Indiana and Florida.
Basic Function:
This role will be responsible for assisting with merchandising and sales support to ensure continuity in product offering by promoting Cavalier products throughout the assigned market.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Develop and enhance relationships within key accounts such as Total Wine, Whole Foods, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, and other area retail stores.
- Merchandising duties – including shelf placement, display building, and product rotation
- Ensure product freshness within the store
- Assist in all resets of chain stores.
- Assist in set up and tear down of all special events and festivals.
- Generate new business by calling on chain stores/off premise accounts as needed.
- Install point of service signage.
- Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates including evenings and/or weekends.
- Act as a support delivery driver or as a back-up driver depending on staffing needs.
- Responsible for handling cash payments and payments via Fintech and submitting to Accounts Receivable for processing when making deliveries.
- Assist District Sales Manager in covering routes for Sales Representatives on vacation.
- Maintain up-to-date awareness of company activities and industry trends.
- Maintain proficiency on company routing software.
- Maintain adherence to all company policies and procedures.
- Attend quarterly driver meetings.
- Any other duties as assigned by manager.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent customer relation skills.
- Ability to work independently and have strong time management skills.
- Ability to process information
- Ability to communicate with supervisor, Company Sales Representatives, current and prospective customers on a professional level.
- Ability to speak and write the English language at least at the high school level is required.
- Basic understanding of Cavalier Distributing products.
- Ability to drive a straight/box truck to destinations and must be able to back truck in and out of receiving docks when filling in as a driver.
- Thorough knowledge of traffic laws and defensive driving.
- Ability to add and subtract, using whole numbers and decimals.