Sales Trainee

The Sales Trainee role supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for the Sales Activator. You will work with management to maintain customer relationships with Large Format retailers, primarily focusing on sales, merchandising, and operations. Your goal is to learn and develop into an Account Sales Manager or Sales Activator while delivering effective route relief.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage Red Bull products in assigned RBDC Large Format retailers
• Determine current and ongoing product needs at accounts
• Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales and selling space
• Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards
• Ensure that all Red Bull equipment is clean and in good working order
• Other duties as assigned

EXECUTION

• Train with Sales Activators and ASMs on their routes
• Cover ASMs and Sales Activators routes when needed
• Evaluate all competitors' activities such as new launches and price reductions and communicate with District Sales Manager
• Meet daily key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts, and other merchandising components while covering a route
• Flexibility in covering multiple routes in different locations within the Profit Center

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Excellent communication skills
• Good mathematical skills
• Organisational skills
• Current driver's license with clean driving record
• Must be at least 21 years old
• DOT medical card required

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Preferred Sales Experience
• Knowledge of the beverage market preferred

Travel

• 30% travel required

Physical Requirements

• Employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Employee frequently is required to walk and sit
• Employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds of inventory as needed
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Benefits

• Benefits eligible