Sales Support Supervisor

Job Duties

• Ensures effective distribution, warehousing and storage of point of purchase advertising materials, premiums, dealer loaders and employee uniforms.
• Schedules and completes all requests for resets (e.g. store, cooler, and shelf) according to established company standards.
• Manages, trains, and develops employees to ensure they perform job duties in accordance with established company standards.
• Manages and reviews outside advertising sign placements, customer product complaints, and special services for senior management and G&J AdCo.
• Manages point-of-purchase advertising budget to ensure cost-effectiveness of all marketing programs; develops competitive bids for merchandising materials, premiums, and dealer loaders.
• Maintains confidentiality of financial information, promotions, pricing, CDA contracts, customer information, and employee information (e.g. discipline, wage information).
• Completes budget reports, national trimester order sheets, merchandising plan-o-grams, reset schedules, required sales reports, and other paperwork according to established company policy; reviews and approves time off requests and time cards.
• Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and predictable attendance, and works outside of normal schedule as required to meet workload demands.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• External Education: Associate’s Degree in sales, marketing, or related field or equivalent work experience required; Bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing, or related field strongly preferred.
• Required Experience: 3-5 years of beverage industry sales experience combined with grocery experience; 1-3 years previous supervisory experience.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Access.
• Certifications & Licenses: Valid Driver’s License; employee must be insurable to operate a vehicle, as a condition of initial and continued employment.
• Knowledge of: retail sales environment; beverage industry; Microsoft Office Suite including Access; Apollo space management software.
• Skill in: internal and external customer service; training and coaching.
• Ability to: train, develop, manage, and lead a team; work quickly, efficiently, and independently; manage multiple and competing priorities; communicate effectively with customers and other employees both verbally and in writing; adapt to change; design and deliver presentations to other employees; relate to and influence customers and other employees; develop and maintain good working relationships; problem solve; delegate; operate a computer, forklift, and pallet jack; multi-task.