Retail Spirits Sales Representative - Knoxville, TN

Empire Distributors Inc, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a Retail Spirits Sales Representative. Our company offers excellent benefits, competitive wages, and the potential for growth opportunities.

Cell Phone and Auto Stipend Included!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Learns and executes the seven basics: distribution, position, display, pricing, point-of-sale, cold box, and rotation in each account.
• Travels through assigned territory daily to call on regular customers to solicit orders, present items for distribution, maintain Company merchandising standards, and handle damages and off-condition product.
• Confers with Director of Spirits or Market Manager to resolve customer problems.
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
• Identifies and responds to customers' needs.
• Maintains frequent and open communication with Director of Spirits, Market Manager, and the President.
• Prepares and/or maintains distribution tracking reports, planning and goals, case quotas, and dollar objectives and other administrative tasks as assigned.
• Executes sales plans and maintains accounts according to company standards.
• Tracks progress of goals on a daily basis.
• Participates in supplier work-withs.
• Continually maintains training and product knowledge.
• Delivers emergency orders when needed.
• Attends trade shows and special events.
• Travels to different spirit producing regions around the world.
• Conducts business according to local and state laws

Education and/or Experience

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year 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

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Order Processing Software

"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. "