About this role
SR1 Red Bull Sales Representative
Post Falls, ID
Salary | Full-time
Salary: $28,928 base + commission
Monday through Friday, 6:00am - 2:00pm PST
Position Summary
Under the direct supervision of the Sales Supervisor, the SR1 Red Bull Sales Representative works independently within an assigned sales region to secure and maintain product commitments from current and prospective customers. The role makes sales calls, delivers persuasive presentations, and promotes product distribution while monitoring competitive product trends, pricing, and market saturation. Responsibilities include maintaining appropriate inventory and par levels, managing backstock, rotating products for freshness, stocking shelves and coolers, and building and maintaining displays.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Safely drive a company van to customer accounts, including grocery and convenience stores.
- Assess shelves and coolers to identify replenishment needs and fast-selling products.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels and organized backstock at each account; rotate products for freshness and replenish shelves and coolers in accordance with product standards and inventory controls.
- Prepare orders using an iPad and present them to customers.
- Secure display space and build, maintain, or rebuild product displays at customer accounts.
- Present marketing materials, shelf-set schematics, and advertisements to current and prospective customers to promote company product lines.
- Merchandise major off-premise accounts along the designated route.
- Identify opportunities to introduce new product lines and expand their market presence.
- Spend at least 90% of work time outside the office, traveling the route, making sales calls, and merchandising accounts.
- Plan sales activities in advance to support effective account visits.
- Provide exceptional service to current customers.
- Execute monthly and special sales programs.
- Maintain accurate account records using daily and special reporting processes, handheld computers, and other electronic equipment.
- Use point-of-sale materials effectively to encourage impulse purchases and product use.
- Communicate effectively with the Sales Manager, Sales Supervisor, and other sales staff.
- Safely operate a personal vehicle to travel between the office, warehouse, and customer accounts while maintaining the company-required minimum liability insurance.
- Perform essential job functions safely while maintaining a consistent state of alertness.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to follow directions with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain a professional appearance and represent the company positively to the public.
- Valid drivers license and vehicle liability insurance that meets company minimum requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Outstanding presentation and persuasive sales skills.
- Exceptional relationship-building and customer service skills, including the ability to maintain professional relationships with internal and external clients, respond clearly and promptly to issues and requests, and provide regular reports.
- Ability to work independently and contribute effectively as a team member.
Physical Requirements
- Sufficient speech, hearing, or other communication capabilities to understand verbal instructions and communicate effectively in person and by telephone.
- Sufficient visual and mental acuity to understand written work instructions and determine the actions needed to meet facility presentation standards.
- Sufficient manual dexterity to work safely in a fast-paced environment.
- Sufficient mobility, flexibility, and agility to regularly lift and carry objects weighing 28 to 60 pounds, up to 500 to 1,000 times per day; lift up to 15 pounds overhead; and bend, twist, and perform movements involving torque.
- Ability to stand or move for up to 3 hours at a time, remain on your feet for the duration of a shift, and walk several miles per day; frequently squat, bend, and twist; push, pull, or slide objects; and climb stairs without difficulty.
- Ability to safely load and operate a hand truck, including pushing and pulling loads weighing up to 200 pounds.
- Ability to drive for multiple hours at a time and make multiple stops each day, traveling between warehouse, office, outdoor, and retail environments.
- Ability to work variable schedules, with workdays that may regularly exceed 10 hours. Compensation is based on completing the job, regardless of the number of hours worked.
- Ability to safely operate a personal vehicle while maintaining company-required liability insurance.
About Hayden
At Hayden Beverage Company we strive to be more than a team. We are a family. HBC is a rapidly growing beverage distribution company headquartered in Boise, ID, with 600+ employees in Idaho and Eastern Washington. Hayden is a hands-on work environment. Regardless of position, no job is beneath any team member, and all team members are expected to get their hands dirty from time to time.
Here at Hayden Beverage Company, we have two core goals:
- Be the best executing distributor in the Northwest of any product.
- Make our customers more profitable.
Haydens four core values — Professionalism, Respect, We Care, and Engagement — guide us to achieving those goals.