Sales Consultant

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Indianapolis, IN, USA
In-Office
Junior
Food • Manufacturing
The Role
Manage an assigned territory to build customer relationships, achieve sales targets, sell and promote products, run in-store tastings, and perform merchandising (shelf placement, displays, cold boxes). Maintain inventory, minimize ordering errors, and use mobile devices and POS systems to service accounts.
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Johnson Brothers is a national family-owned wine, spirits and beer distributor. Johnson Brothers has been providing, exceptional service to our customers since 1953, representing the world's most famous brands in the beverage industry.
Our Sales Consultants are critical to the success of our organization by building customer relationships, providing product knowledge and merchandising activities. This Sales Consultant would be servicing a territory in the Indianapolis, IN area and surrounding areas and must live in the area.
Responsibilities in this role include: achieving sales objectives, territory management, selling current and new products, promotions, in-store tastings, and servicing accounts. This also includes merchandising activities such as shelf placement, maintaining cold boxes, building displays, and stocking inventories.

Job Description:

  • Consistently be in contact with your customers; handling any issues in a timely manner
  • The ability plan and execute sales initiatives, making effective sales presentations
  • Search out and nurture new accounts
  • Meeting and exceeding sales goals will be great for you and the business!
  • Merchandising:  focus on display size and location, shelf standards; counters; windows, product rotation, etc.
  • Inventory checks, along with efforts to minimize ordering mistakes

You will Need to Have: (Skills AND Requirements)

  • BA/BS college degree or related industry experience
  • Passion for selling; highly driven, motivated and enthusiastic
  • Ultimate focus on our customers and our business
  • Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record – REQUIRED
  • Reliable transportation and proof of insurance - REQUIRED
  • Communication skills need to be articulate, clear and concise
  • Prefer some route sales experience

Computer and Application Skills:

  • Comfortable using mobile devices for inventory and other tasks
  • Experience with a Point of Sale systems

Why do you Want to Work for This Great Company?

Who doesn’t want to be part of a growing company that is always focused on our team members, and our excellent customer service?  We are great at creating and innovating, which is one of our values, along with high integrity; obvious passion; an extreme focus on excellence, collaborative teamwork and everyday work ethic.  Who wouldn’t want to work for a company that instills and lives these values every day!

Who We Are and What You Can Expect:

Competitive benefits package to full-time employees

  • 401K plan
  • Medical-dental-vision and life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Generous PTO package and paid holidays

Candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen; criminal background check and a post offer physical (if applicable).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Johnson Brothers is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law.  Johnson Brothers makes employment decisions based solely on the basis of qualifications for the job.

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Skills Required

  • BA/BS college degree or related industry experience
  • Must live in the Indianapolis, IN territory and surrounding areas
  • Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
  • Reliable transportation and proof of insurance
  • Passion for selling; highly driven, motivated and enthusiastic
  • Customer-focused with strong interpersonal skills
  • Articulate, clear and concise communication skills
  • Comfortable using mobile devices for inventory and other tasks
  • Experience with Point of Sale systems
  • Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen, criminal background check, and post-offer physical (if applicable)
  • Route sales experience
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The Company
HQ: Saint Paul, MN
2,033 Employees
Year Founded: 1953

What We Do

Johnson Brothers is a multi-generational family-owned wine, beer, and spirits distributor in the United States. Founded by Lynn Johnson in 1953, the company remains committed to its founding values of work ethic, passion, innovation, teamwork, excellence, and integrity. Through forging strong partnerships with top-tier suppliers globally, Johnson Brothers offers an exceptional portfolio of world-class brands to customer partners across 17 states. With a dedicated team of 4,000, Johnson Brothers remains committed to delivering excellence and continued growth across its operations. Johnson Brothers has been honored twice as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek (2023 and 2024). Explore exciting career opportunities at Johnson Brothers across a range of functions. Whether your expertise lies in accounting, finance, customer service, sales, trade development, or information technology, we have opportunities tailored for you. Join us and be part of a dynamic team driving innovation and excellence in the beverage industry. For more information about Johnson Brothers, please visit johnsonbrothers.com, or visit the company Instagram (@lifeatjohnsonbrothers

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