Sales Representative: SALES010948

Uhalumni; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 128 hours of PTO

9 Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401(k) with Employer match

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Hawaii is seeking a Sales Representative. This role involves managing a territory, maximizing sales, and establishing relationships with retailers. The ideal candidate should have communication skills, preferably with beverage sales experience, and must be at least 21 years old. Responsibilities include developing sales strategies and executing in-store promotions. The position provides various benefits including PTO and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Prefer beverage sales and merchandising experience.
• Prefer beverage sales and/or merchandising experience, knowledge of local market, customer service skills, and experience in the distribution industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned territory and call on customers.
• Maximize sales results through planning and executing objectives.
• Prepare accurate reporting to sales management.
• Prepare for calls by reviewing customer history and product details.
• Prepare timely reporting to sales management on distribution and promotion issues.
• Make persuasive presentations and solicit orders with current price book.
• Write orders, design displays, and organize on-site promotions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Self-motivated and organized

Customer service skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Sales Representative - Beer, Wine, and Spirits (The Odom Corporation)

Up to 128 hours of PTO
9 Paid Holidays
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
401(k) with Employer match

This position is responsible for managing an assigned territory so that an appropriate sales volume is achieved. Selling responsibilities include introducing and promoting new products, improving distribution, and ensuring promotion results.

Territory Management

• Manage an assigned territory by keeping abreast of business conditions, recognizing new opportunities within each account and keeping the necessary account records.
• Develop the trust and confidence of the retailer as a merchandising consultant.
• Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, and other sources.
• Travel throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders or talk with customers on sales floor and by phone.
• Prepare for each sales call by establishing a customer history, credit information, suggestively selling, trouble shooting, knowledge of the company’s abilities, etc.
• Prepare timely and accurate reporting to sales management on a variety of sales distribution and promotion issues.

Selling

• Maximize sales results through effectively pre-planning and executing daily, weekly, and monthly objectives and developing sound knowledge of the products and a working knowledge of competitive products.
• Make persuasive presentations, answer questions, overcome objections, and present proof of proposals.
• Display or demonstrate product, using samples or catalog, and emphasize salable features. Quote prices and solicit orders with the assistance of a current price book.
• Make sales and follow up calls to customer and prospects presenting our brands of products.
• Write orders, design displays, and organize on-site promotions.
• Understand in-store merchandising principles and effectively apply these principles in assigned retail accounts.
• Influence each retail account to use shelf management, cold box, and floor display guidelines to maximize sales opportunities.
• Use point-of-sale materials to increase merchandising success.
• Know which products each account sells and for keeping all products properly rotated, dusted, rebated, cleaned, and stocked at appropriate levels.
• Adhere to company’s professional dress and appearance policy at all times, projecting a positive image of the company and our product line.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; one to two years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record, proof of auto insurance (SR-22 is not acceptable), and own reliable transportation.
• Prefer beverage sales and/or merchandising experience, knowledge of local market, customer service skills, and experience in the distribution industry.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be self‑motivated, a self‑starter, and able to work with very little direct supervision.
• Highly organized, with a strong ability to work quickly and accurately while handling competing priorities.

Physical Demands

Use of pallet jacks and hand carts are required to load and unload products for use in customer locations. Frequently lift and/or move 10–40 pounds and occasionally moving/pushing or pulling up to 250 pounds. Required to regularly stand, walk, lift product floor to waist, shoulder to overhead, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects/tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occasionally high due to outside environmental noises.

Contact Information

Contact: The Odom Corporation
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: 800‑767‑6366