Sales Trainee, Buncombe NC

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• As needed will travel through designated territories daily to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, present items for distribution, and handle damages and off-condition product.
• Covers Sales Representative routes as needed.
• Quotes prices and payment terms for orders obtained.
• Confers with District Manager to resolve customer problems.
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
• Identifies and respond to customers' needs.
• Merchandise product to customer shelves per company standards, customer requirements and customer and/or company direction.
• Affords assistance with tracking reports (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Affords assistance in sales plans and maintain accounts according to company standards.
• Affords assistance in tracking progress of goals on a weekly basis.
• Participates in supplier work-withs.
• Continually maintains training and product knowledge.
• Delivers emergency orders when needed.
• Attends trade show.
• Conducts business according to local and state laws.
• Assists with store re-sets.
• Distributes point-of sale materials for use in the market, and builds displays.
• Maintains shelf displays.
• Ability and willingness to discuss, research, select or input ALL products that may be ordered by our customers.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

• Knowledge of Order Processing Systems

Empire is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. We are committed to ensuring that all employment decisions are made on the basis of qualification, merit, and business need; without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disabilities, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.