Sales Representative (Southern Oregon)

Mitchell Wine Group; Ashland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitchell Wine Group is seeking a driven sales professional to call on our existing Oregon territory while building new business opportunities. You will hit monthly sales and distribution goals, cultivate strong relationships with clients, and quickly learn Mitchell's portfolio.

The role requires strong wine knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently under the Sales Manager's direction, with significant local travel to service accounts.

Qualifications

• Previous wine wholesale experience, including high touch accounts.
• Proficient in both the retail and restaurant sales environments.
• Organization and ability to delegate tasks as needed and execute plans; highly organized in self-management, scheduling and routing.
• Detail oriented; strong eye for errors and inconsistencies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently.
• Excellent written communication, verbal communication, and presentation skills and the ability to interact cooperatively and successfully with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently at the direction of the Sales Manager.
• Ability to quickly pivot to sudden, time-sensitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Call on existing account base in defined sales territory.
• Build new business in a defined sales territory.
• Hit target monthly sales and distribution goals while cultivating relationships with new and established clients.
• Showcase strong wine knowledge and the ability to quickly learn Mitchell's portfolio.
• Strategically plan, prepare and execute sales goals on a weekly and monthly basis.

Skills

Wine wholesale experience

High-touch accounts

Retail and restaurant sales

Self-management & routing

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication & presentation

Independent work

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred / WSET or Court of Masters

OLCC Server's Permit

Job description

• Thisrolewill work withnew andestablished territories,the expectation will beto maintain and grow theaccount baseby increasing sales footprintsin existing account basesand though new account acquisition.

What you'll do

• Call on existing account base in defined sales territory


• Build new business in a defined sales territory


• Hit target monthly sales and distribution goals while cultivating relationships with new and established clients


• Showcase strong wine knowledge and the ability to quickly learn Mitchell's portfolio


• Strategically plan, prepare and execute sales goals on a weekly and monthly basis

Qualifications

• Previous wine wholesale experience, including high touch accounts


• Proficient in both the retail and restaurant sales environments


• Organization and ability to delegate tasks as needed and execute plans, highly organized in self-management, scheduling and routing


• Detail oriented,strong eye for errors and inconsistencies


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently


• Excellent written communication, verbal communication, and presentation skillsand the ability to interact cooperatively and successfully with customers and colleagues


• Ability to work independently at the direction of the Sales Manager


• Ability to quickly pivot to sudden, time-sensitive tasks

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required


• Bachelor's degree, strongly preferred, or commensurate industry training such as WSET or Court of Masters trainings


• Valid OLCC Server's Permit

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to drive in adverse weather and environmental conditions, getting in and out of vehicle as required to service accounts


• Ability to repeatedly move product weighing up to 50 pounds, including lifting, placing, pushing and pulling


• Repetitive bending, kneeling, occasional climbing and display building is required


• Reliable transportation to service the sales territory


• Valid Oregon driver's license, proof of insurance for vehicle required


• Must reside within an agreed upon Portland Metro location/geography to service customers


• Local travel up to 75% of the time

Oregon's Premier Independent Wine Distributor and Spirits Brokerage.