J.J. Taylor Distributing, Florida Inc. is a leading beer distributor in Florida and distributes products from suppliers including Miller, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Yuengling, Sierra Nevada, and Sam Adams, just to name a few. Our mission is to be the "First Choice" distributor for our Employees, Customers, and Suppliers as the variety leader in the beverage industry.
If you're ready to advance your career and help us be "First Choice" by handling the world's leading brands, fill out our application form.
Sales Assistant Pay: Average $1,650 - $1,750/ biweekly (including commission & mileage reimbursement)
Work Schedule: Full time; weekends are required with two days off during the week; 5:00-6:00 AM start time
Location:
North Fort MyersLehigh AcresNorth PortPunta GordaPort CharlotteEnglewoodRequired License: Valid Class E FL license and ability to maintain $100,000/$300,000 private passenger auto insurance with designated business usage
401K: 60% matching up to 10% of salary
Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, company-paid long term & short term disability, company-paid life insurance, and many other programs available
Referral Program: You can earn up to $1,000 by participating in our employee referral program.
General Summary:
Our sales assistants arrive to our supermarkets each morning ready to represent our company and exceed customer expectations. They follow assigned routes to deliver and set up promotional items and displays across customer accounts to attract attention to the company's beverages. They rotate product using first in-first out rotation standards, fill shelves and coolers, build displays, and exceed customer expectations in all accounts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Fully stocks shelves with all company products according to the planogram, including coolers, warm shelves, displays, and non-alcoholic products as well, working backstock first before new delivery (FIFO rotation).Arranges display of items in customer's establishment. Rotates product according to company rotation standards.Distributes Point-of-Sale (POS) items such as neons, clocks, mirrors, posters, inflatables, tackers, glasses, cups, sample kits, case cards, core buff, and pennant string.Builds and merchandises displays in all assigned accounts, communicating with store sales representatives to obtain feedback about how they would like displays to be built.Works with sales representative to help place orders for certain accountsEducation and Experience:
Valid Class E driver's license, insurance, and acceptable driving record required.High school diploma or GED preferred.Some previous merchandising, sales, promotions or stocking experience desired.Physical Demands:
Must use own means of transportation (i.e., vehicle) to travel between accountsMust be able to regularly unload product (case of beer) from delivery vehicle and transport into customer accounts. Product averages 30 lbs. but can weigh up to a maximum of 49 lbs.Requires ability to move easily around account premises in order to inventory current stock levels and display POS.Must be able to climb and work on ladders when required.Working Conditions:
Retail store and/or warehouse environment.Exposure to extreme temperatures, fumes, noise, dusty conditions, outside weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions.The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.
All offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of a physical agility assessment, drug screen and background check. J.J. Taylor is an equal opportunity employer and government contractor. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Read LessSells, merchandises, and displays products in J.J. Taylor portfolio to assigned off-premise accounts in order to meet company objectives for volume and distribution. Provides direction regarding selling, displays execution and ordering of customers with assigned Sales Assistants. Encourages and influences customers to use P.O.S. thematic display items.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Reviews daily route in order to prepare for daily off-premise sale objectives.Travels through assigned territory to call on regular off-premise customers, which could include liquor stores, drug stores, convenience, gas, neighborhood stores and supermarkets etc., to solicit orders and sell new points of distribution.Maintains product knowledge and pricing. Communicates on-going promotions, and any other programs that the company is promoting. Communicates promotions to customers and quotes invoice amount prior to delivery if required.Provides day to day direction for sales assistants' daily sale call frequency to include selling, merchandising, display building, order taking and transmission of customer orders.Ensures that all orders, and orders of their sales assistant are transmitted on time using the company provided handheld unit.Presents and sells new products to customers and sells in weekly/monthly ad information to obtain displays.Takes inventory of current stock in order to determine future reorder needs. Reviews any customer auto replenishment system to ensure proper inventory for accurate orders.Maintains proper rotation of current stock to ensure product freshness organizes product in back rooms of assigned accounts and checks brand positioning and shelf tags in coolers to ensure cooler integrity. Maintains cooler integrity by reviewing planograms in contect locker.Persuades accounts to use P.O.S. display items to promote sale of company products.Stocks vehicle with appropriate mix of P.O.S. for all J. J. Taylor products so needed merchandise will be available for display at accounts.Completes requests for signage and puts up signs and other P.O.S. if necessary, in accounts.Consults with managers at off-premise accounts in order to acquire additional cooler space for J.J. Taylor products including cooler resets where allowed.Attends scheduled sales meetings.Confers with Sales Director/Manager to resolve customer problems or to discuss competitive activity.Completes weekly and monthly objective recaps, incentive tracking, and MBO's.Communicates with route drivers and sales assistants daily in order to resolve internal and external customer needs, discuss service calls and display locations/execution.Responsible for successful completion of Brew U Training modules.Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Delivers special orders of J.J Taylor products to accounts when needed.Attends sales rallys for supplier partners when needed.Assists with cooler resets when needed.Works holidays as needed to meet retail customer expectations.Adheres to national account check in procedures.Performs any additional duties and special tasks assigned by the Sales Director/Manager.Participates in brewer impact drives when necessary.Foundation Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required:
Possesses a business focus.Is able to think analytically.Able to work comfortably in a structured environment.Able to work independently with minimal direct supervision.Able to perform detailed work with numerical data and to make arithmetic computation quickly and accurately.Able to work effectively in a multi-tasking environment.Able to work constructively under stress and pressure.Able to provide courteous and timely service to customers. Awareness of retailers' needs and priorities.Able to interact effectively with others.Good organizational and follow up skills.Possesses initiative and drive.Is resilient and open to constructive criticism.Exhibits an appropriate level of patience and tact when dealing with customers' questions and complaints.Displays a high energy level.Able to prospect and close sales.Able to compute prices of products for customers.Able to communicate clearly with customers and other team members both verbally and in writing.Able to be attentive to details.Able to process necessary paperwork clearly and accurately.Able to effectively solve problems.Physical Demands:
Must use own means of transportation (i.e. vehicle) to get from account to account in order to service customer accounts/venues.Must be able to regularly unload product (case of beer), which averages to 30 lbs., but can weigh up to a maximum of 49 lbs. from delivery vehicle and transport into customer accounts.Requires ability to move easily around account premises in order to inventory current stock levels and display P.O.S.Able to rotate product in coolers, on shelves and in stock room.Able to build and create product displays which may contain several hundred cases of product.Able to maneuver a two-wheel dolly effectively.Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations:
High School diploma or GED preferred.Minimum of 2-3 years previous sales experience.Valid Class D driver's license required.Working Conditions:
Regular exposure to extreme non-weather related temperatures.Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions.The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned as needed.
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