Fairfield Craft Sales Representative

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationship with customers.
• Represent the company; maintain a professional seller-buyer relationship with existing customers and bring in new accounts.
• Maintain accounts through regular visits, troubleshooting, accurate orders, effective merchandising, quality products and delivery of handbills.
• Represent the entire product line and introduce program offerings. Make customers aware of new products and services.
• Merchandise all accounts with current / thematic / permanent and temporary P.O.S.
• Install and maintain displays. Ensure proper placement of coolers, shelves and displays; obtain and maintain maximum space, in keeping with display and distribution standards.
• Thorough knowledge of our product lines. Stay current with competitive market conditions, prices and products; perform market analysis, as required.
• Actively participate in sales meetings and promotional activities.
• Adhere to state and federal liquor laws and meet any supplier standards.
• Collect payments for outstanding customer bills.

Requirements

• 4 years of college preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Beverage Sales preferred.
• Knowledge of craft beer a must.
• Passionate about domestic, import and craft beers.
• Effective selling skills; ability to create relationships.
• Time management skills and punctuality.
• Honest, outgoing and culturally sensitive.
• Persistent, patient and self-motivated.
• Personal computer skills and familiarity with various communication devices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Clear business ethics.
• Able to convey a positive and professional image, both internally and externally.
• Valid CT driver's license.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to schedule work hours and vacations around peak work times.
• Ability to shift priorities, work assignments and perform sales, deliveries and clerical work.
• Frequent travel to customer sites and some office work.
• Sitting, standing, using light hand tools and lifting/carrying material under 170 pounds.

Skills

• Relationship building.
• Customer service.
• Product knowledge.
• Market analysis.
• Communication skills.
• Time management.
• Computer proficiency.

Benefits

• Monday- Friday schedule.
• Benefits and 401K.

Pay

• Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• Monday- Friday.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• This is primarily a relationship-building position, which requires frequent travel to customer sites and some office work.
• The employee drives, reads maps and technical material, uses a phone and computer, installs promotional displays, and works with data and moves within customer sites and the office complex.
• Sitting, standing, using light hand tools and lifting/carrying material under 170 pounds are required.

Section

• This position is back up to: N/A

Classification

• Exempt.

Additional Information

• All final applicants will be required to comply and pass all drug and background checks.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Work Place.
• Please send resume and cover letter.