# Sales Trainee - Arlington Heights

**Company**: Red Bull
**Location**: Arlington Heights
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: temporary
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Beverages

**Apply**: https://jobs.redbull.com/us-en/sales-trainee-ref32656f?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_93ef4aab-921

## Description

This is a training role designed to prepare you for the Account Sales Manager position. As a Sales Trainee, you will support sales initiatives, provide route coverage for the Account Sales Manager during vacations, sickness, or special projects, and work with management to maintain customer relationships across sales, merchandising, and operations for large and small format off-premise stores.

You will service customers safely, productively, and professionally, adhering to Red Bull's executional standards.

### Responsibilities

#### Training

The Sales Trainee role is a training position. Upon successful completion of the training program, you will be eligible to interview for open Account Sales Manager roles. If no Account Sales Manager or other qualified role is available, and you are meeting performance standards, you may remain in the Sales Trainee role for up to 12 months or until another qualified role becomes available.

#### Business Acumen

- Understand the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, including the brand and products.

- Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product.

- Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales.

#### Daily Preparation

- Obtain necessary tools to execute the daily plan.

- Communicate effectively with Account Sales Managers and District Sales Managers on daily priorities.

- Train with Account Sales Managers.

#### In-Route Support

- Support the global strategy for in-store execution measured by Winning vs Competition and Perfect Store Audit.

- Cover Account Sales Manager routes as needed.

- Meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts, and merchandising.

#### Off-Route Support

- Support the team with audits, blitz, building displays, and merchandising to drive sales.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

### Requirements

- Valid US Driver's License and obtainment of DOT Medical card.

- 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 proficiency; additional languages an advantage.

### Benefits

- Travel 0-10%.

- Temporary position.

- Benefits eligible.

## Skills

### Required
- customer service
- sales
- time management
- communication

### Nice to have
- additional languages

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Source: [Apply at jobs.redbull.com](https://jobs.redbull.com/us-en/sales-trainee-ref32656f?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)