Sales Trainee
About the role
This is a training role designed to prepare the Sales Trainee for the Account Sales Manager role. The primary responsibilities include supporting sales initiatives and providing route coverage for the Account Sales Manager during vacation, sickness, injury, or special projects as needed.
The Sales Trainee will work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising, and operations for all large and small format "off-premise" stores, and must effectively service all customers in a safe, productive, and professional manner in compliance with Red Bull executional standards.
Responsibilities
- Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for the Account Sales Manager as needed
- Maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising, and operations for all large and small format "off-premise" stores
- Service all customers in a safe, productive, and professional manner in compliance with Red Bull executional standards
- Obtain all tools necessary to execute the daily plan and effectively communicate with Account Sales Managers on daily priorities
- Cover Account Sales Manager routes as needed and meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, display, new accounts, and merchandising
- Support the team with audits, blitz, building of displays, merchandising, and other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Valid US Driver's License and obtainment of DOT Medical card
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Experience in customer service and sales is a plus
- Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds of inventory and/or advertising displays
- English language proficiency; additional languages are an advantage
Qualifications
Upon successful participation in the training program, the Sales Trainee is eligible to interview for open Account Sales Manager roles. The Sales Trainee role is an at-will position, meaning that the Company or Sales Trainee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without cause.
Upon completion of the program and certification, if no Account Sales Manager or other qualified role is available and the Sales Trainee is meeting performance standards, the employee may remain in the Sales Trainee role for up to 12 months or until an Account Sales Manager or other qualified role is available.