Sales Consultant (Retail Chain Div.)

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits; Northville (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission-based pay

Draw on earnings

Monthly car allowance

Health benefits

401K enrollment

Job summary

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is seeking a Sales Consultant (Commission) for our Retail Chain Team in Northville, MI. This full‑time field role focuses on selling, servicing, and growing our product portfolio across established accounts, with strong emphasis on relationship building and in-store execution.

You will manage routes, merchandise, and write upcoming delivery orders while advancing total territory volume.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 21 years.
• High School Diploma or GED (bachelor's degree preferred).
• Sales experience (2 years preferred).
• Retail experience (2 years preferred).
• Proficient with Microsoft and iOS devices.

Responsibilities

• Sell, service, and grow GLWAS product portfolio across accounts.
• Manage master routes to stock shelves and write orders.
• Merchandise orders and maintain product knowledge.
• Present professional, data-driven sales presentations.

Skills

Sales experience

Retail experience

Entrepreneurial attitude

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Excel

iPad

Job description

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is a growing statewide company seeking a Sales Consultant (Commission) for our Retail Chain Team servicing multiple accounts in Northville, MI.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The Sales Consultant is a field-based sales role that focuses on selling, servicing, developing and growing the GLWAS portfolio of products within established customer accounts. This role provides a phenomenal introduction into both sales and the adult beverage industry with one of the strongest portfolios around - coupled with a winning team culture. Great Lakes Wine & Spirits takes pride within and provides upward mobility into possible on-premise, independent, management roles based upon performance.

Sales Consultants will be responsible for their 'Master Routes' to back-stock shelves, sell programs, straighten and beautify the department, and write the order for upcoming delivery days. This position also requires the employee to merchandise orders for shelving and displaying on delivery days. As a Sales Consultant, you will also be responsible for growing total territory volume and revenue while achieving other growth objectives for the company. Other duties include but not limited to:

• Achieve monthly objectives on priority brands, specified programs and qualitative initiatives
• Generate positive business relationships with decision makers in assigned accounts
• Execute assigned headquarters programs from our major customers
• Present prepared, professional, persuasive, fact-based, personalized sales presentations
• Develop and maintain good product knowledge on relative GLWAS products
• Attend weekly and monthly team meetings to discuss objectives, progress, and outstanding issues
• Demonstrate initiative to grow overall spirits, beverage, and category knowledge
• Demonstrate competency of account 'Standards of Performance' through account conditions
• Maintain product so that it is clean, rotated, and saleable
• Post retail pricing in a timely manner, while ensuring accuracy
• Ensure point-of-sale is accurate, relevant, up-to-date, and advantageously placed
• Consistently services accounts as outlined on Master Route
• Utilizes surveys, control book, planners, and tracking forms as instructed to execute priorities
• Communicates proactively with customers and management
• Aligns daily activities to the needs and priorities of the company, as directed
• Ensures vehicle is clean, organized, properly stocked with adequate point-of-sale

Work Schedule

This Sales Consultant is a full-time position with a flexible schedule Sunday through Friday. If the master route is satisfied and stores are adequately serviced, a Sales Consultant is free to set their schedule. Evening and weekend hours may be required as schedule demands.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The Sales Consultant operates in the field with daily travel, driving in all weather conditions. Time is also spent in a professional office environment, using standard office equipment. Work environment will vary based on account stops.

Sales Consulting is also a very active position. The employee may frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop and climb throughout the day while lifting, stacking, moving, and rotating with items, without handles, that weigh up to 50 pounds; push/pull carts with up to 100 pounds of force.

Pay & Benefits

• $750 Draw (semi-monthly)
• Commission off total revenues sold
• Bonus opportunities and Sales Incentives

(estimated total earnings $38-40k per year)

• $300 Monthly Car Allowance (non-taxed)
• Vacation and Personal Time
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Employee Assistance Programs, and Group Legal coverage.
• Buy-Up Life Insurance and Disability coverage available.
• Eligible for 401K enrollment upon date of hire.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum age of 21 years
• High School Diploma/GED (bachelor's degree preferred)
• Sales experience (2 years preferred)
• Retail experience (2 years preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft and iOS devices (Outlook, Excel, iPad)
• Positive & Entrepreneurial Attitude
• A Success-Oriented, Competitive, and Creative Mindset
• Desire to learn and implement these learnings

Additional Requirements

• Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee policy manual and any applicable contracts, signed agreements, and work rules.
• Cooperates with all management and staff of GLWAS.
• Follows all MLCC rules and regulations, as they apply to the position.
• Use alcohol in a responsible manner when related to business activities.
• Ability to pass pre-employment screenings including a full Background Check, 10-Panel Drug Test, Physical Evaluation, and Agility Test
• Maintain a safe driving record.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Great Lakes Wine & Spirits

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is Michigan's Largest Alcoholic Beverage Wholesaler, servicing all 83 Michigan counties. Employing over 1,000 people with facilities throughout the state, We Are Local, Everywhere. Founded as a family business nearly 80 years ago, the tradition of good business principles has remained the cornerstone of Great Lakes Wine & Spirits success. Honesty, hard work, fair dealing, service and an ongoing commitment to the customers and staff. Great Lakes Wine & Spirits strives to provide an ever-escalating standard of innovation and service to its customers and to responsibly enhance demand for its products.

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Great Lakes Wine & Spirits will not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or student, because of a physical or mental impairment with regard to any position or program for which that person is qualified.