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Sales Account Manager-East Boulder County

Job Details

Elite Brands - Denver, CO
$55,000.00 - $70,000.00 Base+Commission/month

Description

We’re looking for a career-minded team player who wants to grow along with us and create excellent customer experiences. Bring your unique self to Elite Brands and drive your career forward!

This job is about relationship management, product knowledge, and having fun. Our customers are tavern, restaurant, and liquor store owners all around Colorado and they are the best customers in the world! Our Account Managers visit our customers regularly, to bring awareness to all our delicious Elite brands. If you can learn our portfolio quickly, gain the trust of our customers, and bring a fun and energetic attitude while you do it, apply now! The area for these accounts will be located in Arvada and East Boulder County.

About You:

We are looking for a high-energy, proven, self-motivated, and goal orientated sales professional to present our portfolio of fine wine, small batch spirits and craft beer to established and new on and off premise accounts. The salesperson we seek is a team player, has experience in beverage sales (preferably in the alcoholic beverage industry), and possesses a desire to enthusiastically build relationships and generate sales activity. You must have excellent communication and time and task management skills. A year of sales experience is required.

Essential Duties

  • Effectively promotes and sells products, services, and/or related accessories through suggestive sales techniques to meet and surpass profitability goals.

  • Timely provides customers with accurate product price quotations and additional details, as appropriate.

  • Writes up and processes sales using computerized software in a professional and timely manner and in accordance with established guidelines.

  • Relays appropriate information to customers to enhance the Company's image.

  • Researches trends and technical developments through related publications and training sessions to maintain current knowledge and specifically meet customer requests.

  • Timely resolves customer complaints and concerns within a timely manner and reports such issues to manager.

  • Demonstrates understanding of and supports for sales policies and procedures to provide proper and effective treatment to all customers.

  • Effectively operates system to check pricing and stock availability.

  • Assists in the training of co-workers, as assigned.

  • Develops maximum sales potential out of assigned territory through competitive sales techniques and knowledge of the Company's products and services as well as the competition's strengths/weaknesses.

  • Builds and maintains quality relations with existing assigned accounts, and increases account base and volume of sales on a consistent basis.

  • Routinely contacts customers through a combination of telephone communications, written communications and in person visits by traveling as frequently as necessary to meet or surpass profitable sales goals.

  • Continuously reevaluates work to increase market share.

  • Creates customized proposals to meet specific customer requirements in an efficient manner.

  • Stays abreast of market conditions regarding products, product updates, service offerings and new technologies.

  • Actively utilizes Company leads to expand current customer base and timely follows up all leads.

  • Maintains updated, organized files on all accounts in assigned territory.

  • Provides accurate information and follow up on customers, as required.

  • Develops customer relationships by providing account with additional training services, e.g. hand selling, in store tasting, staff training, and events.

  • Ensures high levels of product visibility and salability through the use of, point of sale, but not limited to, shelf talkers, sales sheets, etc.

  • Establish strong relationships with customers and suppliers, and actively pursues new business in accounts.

  • Performs other related duties, as assigned.

 

As a representative of Elite Brands of Colorado, it is critical that you present in a professional and courteous manner to all employees and customers!

 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

  • Language Ability: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
  • Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
  • Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Computer Skills: Working knowledge of word processing software; spreadsheet software; inventory; order processing; Microsoft office suite of products including PowerPoint and Word, and database software.
  • Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Certificates and Licenses: Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
  • Equipment and Materials: Dependable vehicle (the Beverage Specialist drives his/her personal vehicle); Cell phone; Access to daily emails; On-Hand inventory of all applicable sales and marketing supplies (e.g. paper products, shelf talkers, supplies).
  • Work Environment

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; outdoor weather conditions, vibration, work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold (non-weather); risk of electrical shock.

    The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

    Physical Demands

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

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