Retail Wine Grocery Chain Sales Representative - Knoxville, TN

Empire Distributors Inc, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a Retail Wine Grocery Chain Sales Representative. Our company offers competitive wages, potential growth opportunities, and excellent benefits that include, but aren't limited to health care, retirement benefits, paid time off, company paid life insurances, and supplemental Aflac and legal plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Sell fine wine, beer and non-alcoholic products to supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores and package stores

* Learns and executes the seven basics of Empire: distributions, position, display, pricing, point-of-sale, cold box, and rotation in each account.

* Travels through assigned territory daily to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, present items for distribution, and handle damages and off-condition product.

* Quotes prices and credit terms for orders obtained.

* Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.

* Confers with District Manager to resolve customer problems.

* Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.

* Identifies and respond to customers' needs.

* Maintains frequent and open communication with drivers, driver supervisors, district managers, sales managers and the general manager.

* 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 maintain accounts according to company standards.

* Tracks 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 show.

* Conducts business according to local and state laws.

* Other duties as assigned by District Manager.

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, and Sales Portal 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. "