Sales Trainee

About the Role

This is a training role designed to prepare the Sales Trainee for the Account Sales Manager position. The Sales Trainee primarily supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for the Account Sales Manager during vacations, sickness, injury, or special projects. The role involves working with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising, and operations for all large and small format “off-premise” stores.

Responsibilities

Training

• The Sales Trainee (ST) is a training role; upon successful completion of the program, the ST is eligible to interview for open Account Sales Manager (ASM) roles.
• If no ASM or qualified role is available after certification and the ST meets performance standards, the employee may remain in the ST role for up to 12 months or until an ASM or other qualified role becomes available.
• Once an ASM or qualified role is available, the certified ST must interview for that role.
• If promotion to ASM (or another role) does not occur within 12 months, the ST role will end unless an exception applies. Exceptions may extend the 12-month period by an additional 6 months based on high performance, no open roles, and certification completion.
• The ST role is at-will, meaning either the company or the employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time.

Business Acumen

• Understand and learn the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, the brand, and products.
• Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper product rotation to ensure freshness.
• Set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
• Establish and maintain friendly, professional customer relationships to increase sales.

Daily Preparation

• Obtain all necessary tools (insights, displays, point of sale materials, pricing, etc.) to execute the daily plan.
• Effectively communicate with ASMs/DSMs on daily priorities.
• Train with ASMs for route support.

In-Route Support

• Follow the global strategy for in-store execution, measured by Winning vs Competition (WVC) and Perfect Store Audit (PSA).
• Cover ASM routes as needed.
• Meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, display, new accounts, and merchandising.

Off-Route Support

• Support the team with audits, blitz activities, building displays, and merchandising to drive sales.
• Perform 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.
• Proficiency in English; additional languages are an advantage.