Sales Trainee

This is a training role designed to prepare the Sales Trainee for the Account Sales Manager role. The role primarily supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for the Account Sales Manager during vacation, sickness, injury or special projects as needed. The Sales Trainee works with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations for all large and small format off-premise stores.

• Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for the Account Sales Manager during vacation, sickness, injury or special projects as needed.
• Work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations for all large and small format off-premise stores.
• Service all customers in a safe, productive and professional manner in compliance with Red Bull executional standards.
• Understand and learn the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, the brand and products, and build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
• Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales and selling.
• Obtain all tools (insights, displays, point of sale, pricing, etc.) to execute the daily plan.
• Communicate effectively with Account Sales Managers and District Sales Managers on daily priorities, and train with Account Sales Managers.
• Cover Account Sales Manager routes as needed and meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, display, new accounts and merchandising.
• Support the team with audits, blitz, building of displays and merchandising to effectively drive the sales business.
• Work to the global strategy for in-store execution, measured by Winning vs Competition (WVC) and Perfect Store Audit (PSA).

• Valid US Driver's Licence.
• Obtainment of DOT Medical card.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds of inventory and/or advertising displays.

• Experience in customer service and sales is a plus.

• Upon successful participation in the training programme, the Sales Trainee is eligible to interview for open Account Sales Manager roles.
• If no Account Sales Manager or otherwise qualified role is available and performance standards are met, the employee may remain in the Sales Trainee role up to 12 months or until a qualified role is available, whichever comes first.
• A manager may extend the 12-month completion period by an additional 6 months based on continued high performance, no open roles and certification completion.