Relief Account Manager - South Denver/West Denver

Ready for a fun working environment in an exciting industry with great growth potential? We're a family-run distributor that lives its values every day and we're looking for great employees like you. Come see what it's like to be an Eagle Rocker!

Eagle Rock offers the chance to develop your leadership experience and competitive pay that includes annual bonus eligibility.

From locations in Pueblo, Durango, Monument, Commerce City and Loveland, Eagle Rock distributes industry leading products across Colorado and offers a great opportunity to enter into an exciting career in beverage sales and distribution. Along with competitive pay and benefits, our hard-working associates have the opportunity to grow their careers into sales, delivery, warehousing and more.

Position Summary:

Perform backup functions, such as selling, merchandising and servicing Eagle Rock products for Account Managers who are away from their routes temporarily. This is a sales trainee position.

Job Characteristics:

Pace and Variety of Activities

• Sense of urgency to achieve timely, quality results

• Varied activities

• Fast-paced environment

Focus

• Technical, analytical focus

• Work within established standards and guidelines

• Expertise-based problem solving

Decision-Making

• Pro-active, problem solving orientation

• Minimize risk

• Authoritative, quick decision making based on knowledge and experience

Communication and Collaboration

• Communication is task based and factual

• Minimal collaboration is required, when it is, it is task or technically focused

Delegation and Leadership Style

• Authoritative leadership based on specialized expertise, knowledge of systems

• Directive leadership to meet established quality and time standards

• Some delegation of routine details is necessary, with opportunity for close follow up

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Solicit products in a defined route area while operating a company vehicle.

• Product is counted and ordered in each account into a laptop using the Encompass software package.

• Manage, rotate and maintain a neat inventory in each account.

• Must sell sufficient product inventory to eliminate out-of-stock situations

2. Seek and develop positive working relationships with our retail partners.

• Identify new opportunities to grow our existing portfolio

• Develop and implement sales promotions to encourage distribution and product growth

• Establish a close working relationship with all retail partners

3. Responsible for ensuring marketing and sales support materials are displayed in each retail outlet.

• Secure the best possible selling position for our products (including primary displays, coolers, etc.)

• Place all brand POS materials including neons, glassware, paper goods, and display enhancers in order to establish a “look of the leader”.

4. Conduct special promotions within accounts to increase brands sales.

• Call on account to establish sales promotions thru displays and samplings

5. Maintain strong lines of communication with Driver to execute daily duties and merchandising expectations.

6. Operate company vehicle safely and according to policy.

7. Actively supports the Company’s mission and vision philosophy.

• Attends all required Company meetings.

• Employee initiates and actively participates in personal growth and development plans.

• Works with all co-workers to ensure a safe working environment.

• Maintains security and confidentiality of all Company information.

8. Understands and complies with all Eagle Rock Distributing Company policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

• Subject to all Company policies regarding all employment testing, including drug screen.

• Must have a current, valid driver’s license and be insurable

• Must be 21 years or older

Skills

• Strong sales and customer service skills.

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong knowledge of product characteristics

• Ability to distinguish between brands through taste testing/sampling

• Ability to speak clearly, read, write, and understand the English language

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

• Requires the ability to work independently, exercising sound judgement and initiative.

• Ability to deal with problems involving multiple solutions in standardized situations.

Physical Demands and Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit with frequent bending, walking or standing.

• Must be able to lift up to 70lbs.

• Must be able to talk and hear to communicate with both internal and external customers.

Environmental Conditions and Temperaments:

• Job duties are performed inside and outside an office building with a moderate noise level.

• Must present and maintain a positive, professional attitude and be able to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and customers while performing the duties.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation range: $45,000 to $50,000

(Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon route, geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level)

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Basic AD&D Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Spousal Life Insurance, Child Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401(k) with company match.

The Company provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex of other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Disclaimer:

The list of requirements, duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive, but is merely the most accurate list for the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description and to require that other tasks be performed when circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, or technical development).

Eagle Rock Distributing Co. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their position.