Sales Trainee -Raleigh, NC

Sales Trainee

Empire Distributors Inc, a leading beverage distributor is now hiring a Sales Trainee. Our company offers excellent benefits, competitive wages, and the potential for growth opportunities.

Position will cover Rocky Mount, Wilson and surrounding areas.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• As needed will travel through designated territories daily to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, present items for distribution, and handle damages and off-condition product.
• Covers Sales Representative routes as needed.
• Quotes prices and payment terms for orders obtained.
• Confers with District Manager to resolve customer problems.
• Investigaates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
• Identifies and respond to customers' needs.
• Merchandise product to customer shelves per company standards, customer requirements, and customer and/or company direction.
• Assist with tracking reports (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Assists in sales plans and maintain accounts according to company standards.
• Assists in tracking progress of goals on a weekly basis.
• Participates in supplier work-withs.
• Continually maintains training and product knowledge.
• Delivers emergency orders when needed.
• Attends trade shows.
• Conducts business according to local and state laws.
• Assists with store re-sets.
• Distributes point-of-sale materials for use in the market, and builds displays.
• Maintains shelf displays.
• Ability and willingness to discuss, research, select or input ALL products that may be ordered by our customers.
• Other duties as assigned by Management

Education and/or experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: State ABC license, maintain valid driver's license, and continuous auto insurance coverage in accordance with company limit requirements.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of order processing systems.

Empire is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. We are committed to ensuring that all employment decisions are made on the basis of qualification, merit, and business need; without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disabilities, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.