Sales Trainee (Contract)

The Sales Trainee supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for colleagues during vacation, sick leave, injury or special projects as needed. The role works with management to maintain customer relationships across sales, merchandising and operations for all large and small format off-premise stores. The primary focus is to service all customers effectively in a safe, productive and professional manner to Red Bull executional standards.

• Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for colleagues during vacation, sick leave, injury or special projects as needed.
• Work with management to maintain customer relationships across sales, merchandising and operations for all large and small format off-premise stores.
• Service all customers in a safe, productive and professional manner to Red Bull executional standards.
• Manage Red Bull products in assigned distribution accounts and determine current and ongoing product needs at those accounts.
• Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales and selling space.
• Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
• Ensure that all Red Bull equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Train with senior Account Sales Managers on their routes and cover their routes when needed.
• Evaluate competitors' activities such as new launches and price reductions and communicate findings to the District Sales Manager.
• Meet monthly key performance indicators covering sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts and other merchandising components.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current driver's licence with a clean driving record.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding relationship building and people skills.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds as needed.
• Physical ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear; frequent walking and sitting; occasional standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling.
• Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Forklift and commercial vehicle operations.

• Prior sales experience; having worked in a consumer packaged goods or retail organisation is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the beverage market.
• Additional language skills are an advantage.
• University or college experience is an asset.

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.