Area Sales Rep (ASR) - On Premise - Burien, WA

Area Sales Representative

Area Sales Representatives are essential to Columbia Distributing's success. Each rep is responsible for advancing and securing beverage sales in the market, performing functions to secure new business accounts and facilitating the needs of the existing sales accounts. This is accomplished through territory planning, selling, merchandising and communicating the achievement of company and supplier objectives.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage inventory expenses in accordance with company policy.
• Interact respectfully and maintain dialogue with inter-company departments, suppliers and customers
• Support the rotating and merchandising of product
• Complete all required training to improve performance and effectiveness
• Maintain a high level of industry knowledge : beer, non-alcoholic, food journals, trends, market share, etc.
• Create opportunities and develop programs appropriate to customer base.
• Submit all required reporting, preplans, trackers, surveys, market surveys (MVPs), expense report, mileage log, etc. by the required due date.
• Effectively sell the Columbia Distributing portfolio in all assigned accounts
• Minimum visibility in assigned accounts must be equal to or greater than competition
• Increase net core brand distribution over baseline throughout the year
• Maintain established retail standards including, but not limited to the following : adequate stock levels, rotation of inventory, shelf pricing, point of sale where applicable and displays in support of ads and feature pricing where applicable.
• Accomplish sales and distribution goals by executing the monthly, quarterly and annual business objectives and company initiatives

Key Competencies :

Work Environment :

This job operates in our accounts, mostly indoors with occasional outdoor work.

Physical Demands :

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work :

This is a full-time position, days / hours of work vary, and may include weekends. Travel Local travel only

Required Education and Experience :

Preferred Education and Experience :

Compensation :

Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location. Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan. Employees are also eligible for 80 hours of vacation every year and 7-8 days of paid holidays throughout the calendar year (depending on location).