Sales Representative On Premise - Knoxville

Sales Representative - On Premise

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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Sells products to taverns, hotels, restaurants, cocktail lounges, bowling alleys, and other businesses.

Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet websites, and other sources.

Prepares written monthly planning to reach sales goals.

Conduct sales review with accounts.

Maintains existing accounts and provides customer service in accordance with EDI's customer service philosophy and standards.

Schedules product promotions and wine dinners.

Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers at the on-premise place of business or by phone.

Sustains the minimum number of sales calls as determined by the District Manager. Working a firm daily itinerary is mandatory.

Distributes and displays various Point of Sale items.

Quotes prices and prepares sales orders.

Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of delivery schedules.

Prepares reports of business transactions.

Maintains route cards and records of sale by brand and by account.

Works with Customer Service Representative and Operations employees to assure the best service and provided to customers.

Maintains an active working relationship with all assigned accounts and coordinates customer training.

Enters new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database through customer service.

Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts.

Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.

Attends trade shows.

Other duties as assigned by the District Manager.

Education and/or Experience

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

TN ABC Wholesaler's Employee Permit

Valid Driver License

Automobile Insurance - 100/300/50 minimum limits of liability.

Computer Skills

Basic computer knowledge and Knowledge of Order Processing Systems