Sales Consultant

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North Kingstown, RI, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Food • Manufacturing
The Role
Manages a sales territory for wine, spirits, and beer products by developing customer relationships, presenting products, achieving sales goals, and growing new accounts. Performs merchandising, product displays, inventory checks, stocking, product rotation, tastings, order support, and customer service. Requires reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, strong communication skills, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
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Job Description:

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.
 

Sales Consultants are responsible for 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:
Territory Management:

  • Ensure consistent customer contact
  • Properly plan and execute sales initiatives
  • Handle all customer related issues in a prompt and friendly manner

Selling:

  • Full understanding of products and pricing schedules
  • Make effective sales presentations
  • Achieve assigned company objectives and successfully grow business
  • Identify and nurture new accounts

Merchandising:

  • Use all available POS to enhance selling efforts
  • Focus on merchandising basics such as display size and location, shelf position and standards, cold boxes, counters, windows and anywhere else consumers can be impacted

Servicing:

  • Follow necessary steps when making sales calls
  • Perform reliable inventory checks and communicate properly to minimize order mistakes
  • Properly rotate products on shelves, cold boxes, displays, etc.

Administration:

  • Adhere to all company policies and procedures
  • Handle all paperwork issues in a proper and timely manner

Job Requirements:

  • 4 year BA/BS college degree or related industry experience
  • Prior route sales experience (highly preferred)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Goals and results driven
  • Must have reliable transportation and proof of insurance
  • Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
  • Must be able to life up to 50lbs
  • Candidates must live in the territory they are applying to (no relocation package)

Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Skills Required

  • Four-year BA/BS degree or related industry experience
  • Prior route sales experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Goals- and results-driven work style
  • Reliable transportation and proof of insurance
  • Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
  • Must live in the territory being served; no relocation package
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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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