Sales Development Representative - Chains - North East Bay

Breakthru Beverage Group; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (HMO & PPO)

Dental

Vision (PPO)

401(k) matching

Annual PTO accrual and holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Free Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Breakthru Beverage Group is seeking a Sales Development professional to rotate through territories and fill open areas as needed to maximize supplier brand sales to the trade. The role supports merchandising during peak periods and travels to multiple accounts daily.

The position emphasizes presenting products, building relationships, managing inventory and collections, and delivering excellent customer service across fast-paced routes in the California market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of sales experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication, diplomacy and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Calls on accounts and covers daily routes with efficient routing patterns.
• Delivers professional sales presentations balancing company priorities and customer needs.
• Maintains product levels in accounts and restocks shelves where permissible.
• Ensures brand visibility with point‑of‑sale materials and promotions.
• Obtains payments and processes remittance from accounts where allowed.
• Educates staff through training seminars on brands and products.
• Delivers products and addresses customer issues, escalating to management when needed.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Customer service

Analytic and reporting skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

Presentation software

Job description

Are you a current Associate? To be considered, you must submit your application through the internal Career Portal (Jobs Hub). Click here to access.Time Type:Full timeRemote Type:Job Family Group:SalesJob Description Summary:This position is designed as a sales development role and will rotate through a number of different territories. The primary responsibility for this position will be to fill in open territories as needed in order to maximize the sales of supplier brands to the trade. This position may be asked to assist the Merchandising Department during particularly heavy merchandising periods.Job Description:Job Responsibilities:Calls on accounts and covers daily routes by creating an established and efficient routing pattern.Prepares and delivers professional sales presentations to customers by balancing the company’s priorities and customer’s needs to include selling display ideas, new products, cold box, shelf, back bar placements and resets, drink and wine lists, and promotions.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.Obtains payments for company by collecting and delivering checks or other remittance from accounts where legally permissible.Educates account staff by conducting educational staff training seminars on brands.Services accounts by delivering products to customers in extenuating circumstances, handling customer issues and complaints and referring these issues as appropriate to management.Strategizes/preplans on how best to achieve sales and merchandising objectives by understanding company pricing and product programming information on a monthly basis and maintaining accurate historical account purchase information.Ensures national account compliance where applicable by accurately completing all necessary surveys.Understands the account’s buying patterns by reviewing the company pricing and product programming information on a monthly basis and maintains accurate historical account purchase information.Attains standards of performance goals by achieving the distribution, volume and activity goals of supplier brands as set by management.Manages customer account receivables by timely processing of credits and returns and communicating with accounts on aged receivables.Remains informed of company/supplier activities and updates by attending and actively participating in weekly sales meetings.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 experienceMinimum of 2 years’ experience in salesBasic PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation softwareMust be a results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skillsAbility to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlinesAnalytic and Reporting skillsUtilize sound judgement and problem-solving skillsAbility to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environmentHave a valid driver’s licensePreferred Qualifications:Ability to hold a Solicitor’s PermitUnderstanding of wine and spiritsPhysical 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 telephoneWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach overhead, squat and bendCarrying and lifting 45-65 poundsCompetencies:Accountable for results which impact the department.Selects best option from a set of defined procedures/ solutions using common sense and experience of similar situations.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.Salary and Benefit Statement:Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant's skills, and prior relevant experience.Compensation$45k - $50k SalaryMileage Reimbursement at 70 cents per Business Miles drivenBenefitsMedical (HMO & PPO), Dental, Vision (PPO)401(k) matching.Annual PTO Accrual and holidaysRollover Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)Free Life and AD&D Insurance Employee Assistance Program--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.