Sales Merchandiser

Winebow, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Winebow, Inc. in Illinois seeks a Field Sales representative to expand our wine distribution across an established and growing customer base.

You will develop strategic plans, maintain relationships with senior buyers, and ensure products are merchandised effectively in stores and displays. This role requires travel by car, an active driver's license, strong communication and computer skills, and the ability to meet goals on a set schedule.

Qualifications

• High School degree or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Chain retail sales experience preferred.
• Wine knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must be 21 Years of Age.

Responsibilities

• Develops an effective marketing and sales strategic plan in order to maximize wine distribution within an established or growing customer base.
• Maintains routine contact with key decision makers.
• Places product on shelves or in displays for maximum exposure; ensures correct merchandising, pricing and POS materials.
• Provides timely educational programs, materials, and services when deemed necessary.
• Works with Management to monitor sales growth and market penetration with monthly reports.
• Communicates with internal departments to resolve billing, ordering, or shipping needs within territory.

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Computer literacy

Wine knowledge

Driver's license

Retail sales experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Why Winebow? At Winebow, we are strongly committed to creating an environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are intentional in our efforts to ensure that every employee has a sense of value and opportunity in our company, and we work tirelessly to promote a culture of inclusion where our team feels safe, respected, and valued. We want our Winebow family to feel at home and to be empowered to bring their best selves forward. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our organization and are dedicated to achieving a diverse workforce in all aspects of employment including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, benefits, wage and salary equity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops an effective marketing and sales strategic plan in order to maximize wine distribution within an established or growing customer base.
• Maintains routine contact with key decision makers.
• Places product on shelves or in displays for maximum exposure. Ensures product is merchandised correctly per standardized merchandising procedures, rotates stock appropriately, and correct pricing and point of sales material is displayed accurately.
• Provides timely educational programs, materials, and services when deemed necessary.
• Works with Management to monitor sales growth and market penetration with the use of monthly reporting tools.
• Ability to work with internal departments, such as, the accounting department or customer service.
• Ability to communicate effectively to resolve any billing issues, ordering, or shipping needs within their designated territory.
• Provides pictures of display, cold box, or shelf reset executions upon request of Management or other internal departments.
• Ability to effectively communicate to management any specific customer requests.
• Keeps accurate daily and weekly logs of accounts visited to provide to management.
• Meets agreed upon goals and objectives effectively and in a timely manner.
• Arrives at work, appointments, meetings, and all work-related functions on time and as scheduled.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Follows all safety policies and procedures; communicate hazards and/or suggest improvements to Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Field Sales, significant travel by automobile.

EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY USED: Automobile, telephone, copier, computer (or tablet), fax machine, calculator.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Lifting up to 45lbs, bending, sitting, carrying, standing, manual dexterity, reaching, visual acuity, driving.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High School degree or GED.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Chain retail sales experience preferred.
• Wine knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must be 21 Years of Age

The salary for this position is $21.63 an hour.

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package of medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, 401k with company match, employee purchase program (where licensed) and paid time off.

If you are hired at Winebow, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer.

EMPLOYER'S RIGHTS

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by management to perform other duties. Winebow has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment. Your continued employment with Winebow is by mutual consent. Being a part of Winebow means that you are passionate about wine and spirits, are dedicated to providing outstanding customer service, and have the privilege of connecting our fine portfolio with our trade customers and ultimately with the consumer.