Sales Development Associate

Breakthru Beverage Group; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Car allowance

Gas card

Job summary

Breakthru Beverage Group is seeking a Sales Development Associate to meet sales and merchandising objectives across the Chesapeake/Va. Beach market. The role involves routing, route coverage, and driving brand visibility while delivering excellent customer service.

The position offers a competitive hourly rate, a $2,400 annual car allowance, a $300/month gas card, and full benefits within 30 days of hire. Experience requirements are minimal; strong communication and organizational skills are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience.
• No prior experience required.
• Proficient in MS Office and presentation software.
• Strong verbal and written communication with diplomacy.
• Ability to multi-task, work independently or in a team, meet deadlines.
• Analytic and reporting skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Calls on accounts and covers daily routes to meet coverage goals.
• Strategizes sales and merchandising to achieve objectives.
• Maintain inventory and restock shelves where legal.
• Ensure brand visibility with POS materials.
• Handle customer issues and refer to management when needed.
• May assist with payments depending on market.
• Attains performance goals for distribution and volume.
• Complete surveys for national accounts compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Analytic reporting

Customer service

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Are you a current Associate?

Time Type

Full time

Remote Type

Job Family Group

Sales

Job Description Summary

Breakthru Beverage Has Been Voted One of the Best Managed Companies in the United States Five Years In a Row!!

***$21.64/hour
***$2,400.00 Annual Car Allowance
***$300.00/month Gas Card

FULL BENEFITS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BEING HIRED!!

Here's What You'll Do:

The Sales Development Associate's job is to meet or exceed pre-determined service expectations while selling product, merchandising, and fulfilling route management objectives in the Chesapeake/Va. Beach market to drive volume and profit growth in accounts.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Calls on accounts and covers daily routes that do not have coverage by creating an established and efficient routing pattern.

• Strategizes/preplans on how best to achieve sales and merchandising objectives and understands accounts' buying patterns by understanding and reviewing company pricing and product programming information on a monthly basis and maintaining accurate historical account purchase information.
• Maintains product levels in accounts by taking inventory and restocking shelves (where legal).
• Ensures maximum brand visibility within accounts by using effective and current point of sale materials when appropriate.
• Services accounts by delivering products to customers in extenuating circumstances, handling customer issues and complaints and referring these issues, as appropriate, to management.
• May be expected to obtain payment depending on the market.

Extended route coverage in some circumstances.

• Attains standards of performance goals by achieving the distribution, volume, and activity goals of supplier brands as set by management.
• Ensures national account compliance where applicable by accurately completing all necessary surveys.

Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
• No prior experience required
• Basic PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
• Must be a results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skills
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Analytic and Reporting skills
• Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to hold Solicitor's Permit
• Understanding of Wine and Spirits
• Strong computer, customer service, and interpersonal expertise
• Preferred previous sales experience

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone

Competencies

• Accountable for meeting own targets, work is reviewed periodically.
• Problems encountered will be defined, repetitive, and routine with a solution readily available.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of individual jobholders may vary from the above description.

Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience.

Salary/Rate Range: $21.64/hour + $2,400.00 annual car allowance

This position is eligible for health care benefits, life insurance, time off benefits and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan

Breakthru Beverage Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call [phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.