Raton Presales

Primary Location

Raton, New Mexico

Responsibilities

• Travels through assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders and new business, prepare sales contracts and interface with customers on location or by phone.
• Takes a leading role with contract negotiations, closing the sale and developing marketing plans for contract accounts.
• Safe/Competent operation of route vehicle and vehicle maintenance and cleanliness.
• Covers sales meetings to include agenda preparation.
• Ensures that all Admiral Beverage brands and packages are rotated on a “first-in, first-out” basis in accordance with supplier requirements.
• Establishes good customer rapport through professional selling approaches.
• Properly accounts for all cash/credit proceeds, products removed from inventories, lighted signs, and all other Company assets where applicable.
• Solicits new business by conducting business reviews, demonstrating products and services, using samples, marketing resources, and emphasizes salable features and benefits to customer.
• Arranges products according to prearranged plan or own ideas approved by management.
• Places price and descriptive signs on backdrop, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
• Transfers product from customer stock room to floor displays to comply with "Sell By" dates, maximize product, in store and minimize product in stock room.
• Orders product for assigned accounts in accordance with established procedures to ensure no-out of stocks conditions.
• Originates display ideas or follows suggestions or schedule of Sales Manager.
• Constructs or assembles display aids from company provided Point of Sale (POS) materials.
• Estimates and coordinates date of product delivery and empty shell pickups, based on knowledge of own company’s, production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
• Wears and utilizes appropriate company safety equipment.

Qualifications

• Safe/Competent operation of route vehicle and vehicle maintenance and cleanliness.
• Establishes good customer rapport through professional selling approaches.
• Properly accounts for all cash/credit proceeds, products removed from inventories, lighted signs, and all other Company assets where applicable.
• Orders product for assigned accounts in accordance with established procedures to ensure no-out of stocks conditions.
• Originates display ideas or follows suggestions or schedule of Sales Manager.
• Constructs or assembles display aids from company provided Point of Sale (POS) materials.
• Estimates and coordinates date of product delivery and empty shell pickups, based on knowledge of own company’s, production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
• Wears and utilizes appropriate company safety equipment.

Skills

• Safe/Competent operation of route vehicle and vehicle maintenance and cleanliness.
• Establishes good customer rapport through professional selling approaches.
• Properly accounts for all cash/credit proceeds, products removed from inventories, lighted signs, and all other Company assets where applicable.
• Orders product for assigned accounts in accordance with established procedures to ensure no-out of stocks conditions.
• Originates display ideas or follows suggestions or schedule of Sales Manager.
• Constructs or assembles display aids from company provided Point of Sale (POS) materials.
• Estimates and coordinates date of product delivery and empty shell pickups, based on knowledge of own company’s, production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
• Wears and utilizes appropriate company safety equipment.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• A full-scale benefit program including health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) and retirement programs
• Paid leave and holidays

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Varies