On Premise Sales Representative-Knoxville Tennessee

Position Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Take orders for National Accounts by phone or email, ensuring order accuracy, pricing and fixing

errors in a prompt fashion

• Maintain a weekly itinerary for all independent accounts with scheduled callback days
• Follow procedure and achieve all sales goals
• Develop, maintain and expand existing brands within the portfolio by providing extensive customer service, including making sales presentations, coordinating promotions, seminars and conducting product tastings and staff training.
• Develop marketing plans and strategies to achieve long-term goals and opportunities.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a rapidly changing, fast growth environment.
• Work in conjunction with the office staff, warehouse, delivery, corporate office and Human resources to ensure a teamwork atmosphere and maintain a positive attitude.
• Attend all sales meetings promptly with enthusiasm.
• Keep up with tracking goals and administrative detail
• Always show professionalism in all areas
• Attire
• Conduct
• Time Management       
• Proper and thorough follow through
• Sales presentations and proposals
• Customer relationships
• Carry out all phases of job responsibilities as directed by their sales supervisor.
• Other duties assigned
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• 2 years minimum outside sales experience in the beverage industry (wholesale, supplier, restaurant or hotel experience preferred).
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of basic computer applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint …)
• College degree preferred, however High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, mathematics, time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a rapidly changing, fast growth environment.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Must possess valid TN Driver’s license.
• Must have reliable transportation and the ability to maintain 100/300/100 insurance limitations.
• Must be licensable under the guidelines determined by state alcohol regulations
• Background Checks (i.e. Police backgrounds, reference checks…)
• Motor Vehicle Record will be pulled to establish employment eligibility:
• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record:
• Cannot have more than two (2): moving violations and/or at-fault vehicle accidents (any combination) in the past three (3) years (for speeding, violations must be under 16mph)
• Cannot have more than one (1): speeding violation of 16-29mph OR at-fault accident in the past three (3) years
• Cannot have a major violation such as: DUI/DWI, hit-and-run, reckless driving, and/or super speeder (29+mph) violation in the past five (5) years
• Drug Free Workplace.
• EOE.
• The working schedule varies; the candidate must understand there may be late night and weekend events he/she will be expected to attend.
• Candidates will be expected to keep account files updated and current (files to include account history, wine lists and drink lists and any other important information that is needed to manage territory).
• Working schedule varies, candidate must understand there may be late night and weekend events and Holidays he/she will be expected to work
• Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Disability insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k