Looking for a rewarding career? Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world's top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry!
The Sales Consultant position services retail stores. General responsibilities comprise of the proper management of an established sales territory including selling, servicing, merchandising, administration and ensuring up-to-date accounts receivable.
Job Description:
• Territory Management: Ensure consistent customer contact • Properly plan and execute sales initiatives • Handle all customer related issues in a prompt and friendly manner • Selling: Full understanding of products and pricing schedules • Make effective sales presentations • Achieve assigned company objectives and successfully grow business • Identify and nurture new accounts • Merchandising: Use all available POS to enhance selling efforts • Focus on merchandising basics such as display size and location, shelf position and standards, cold boxes, counters, windows and anywhere else consumers can be impacted • Servicing: Follow necessary steps when making sales calls • Perform reliable inventory checks and communicate properly to minimize order mistakes • Properly rotate products on shelves, cold boxes, displays, etc. • Administration: Adhere to all company policies and procedures • Handle all paperwork issues in a proper and timely manner
Position Qualifications:
• BA/BS college degree or related industry experience • Prior route sales experience (highly preferred) • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Goals and results driven • Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record • Reliable transportation and proof of insurance • Local candidates preferred (no relocation package)
Earning Potential: Earning potential $60,000-$75,000+ annually, based on recent sales performance data from our current team. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidates qualifications, education, experience, internal equity, union status (where applicable) and alignment with market data.
Benefits: Johnson Brothers offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) with an employer match, short term disability coverage, company-paid long term disability insurance, generous paid time off (PTO) plans and paid parental leave.
Requirements: Candidate must pass criminal background and MVR.
Company Culture: Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.
Work Type: Regular Time Type: Full time
Johnson Brothers values hard work and excellence in the people we employ. Talent, teamwork, and tenacity are our mottos here: to recruit talent with tenacity to get the job done – whether it be selling a drink feature into a bar or expediting product delivery from our warehouse. We are looking for people that are self-motivated and competitive, yet work as a team. We promote heavily from within so we are looking for people interested in growing with us – people looking for careers more than jobs – to make our home theirs. Johnson Brothers offers an opportunity to learn the dynamic industry of wines and spirits, through positions in sales, operations, warehouse and delivery, IT, accounting, human resources, and administration.