Sales Consultant - American Wine (Philly - West of Broad)

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What You Need to Know :

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

Southern Glazer’s offers a competitive compensation package with a salary starting at $38,000 / year plus incentives and auto allowance / reimbursement. This salary is a combination of fixed and variable based on sales. In determining a final offer, the company will evaluate a specific candidate's education, skills and experience and will make an offer appropriately.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview :

The Sales Consultant represents Southern Glazer’s in the market as a member of the Southern Glazer’s family. This individual is passionate, innovative, and self-motivated with a business-oriented and customer-focused mindset. The Sales Consultant’s primary responsibilities are to visit the customer, have the right consultative sales conversations, and increase sales revenue. Face-to-face consultative selling, built on trusting relationships, drives maximum value to our customer and supplier partners as well as to the SGWS organization.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Build positive, credible, lasting customer relationships based on trust
• Discover and identify customer business growth needs
• Develop a customer business growth plan for each account and build a pipeline of selling opportunities to drive incremental sales above base business
• Analyze data and insights to increase sales, grow customer business, and better achieve objectives
• Regularly and consistently pre-plan account visits with an agenda, service purpose, and selling opportunities documented in CRM (Proof)
• Prioritize sales activities to achieve objectives based on each customer's business growth plan
• Visit accounts regularly, capture visit notes, and build visit plans considering previous visit outcomes and document in CRM (Proof)
• Maintain deep knowledge of SGWS products and correctly present and position them in each account
• Propose selling solutions to each customer and win the sale using consultative selling skills
• Achieve internal SGWS and supplier objectives as prioritized by management
• Manage customer issue resolution, seek additional opportunities to support the customer’s needs, and support business growth by providing customers with useful information and guidance
• Adapt the selling approach based on each customer’s buying styles and individual business needs
• Be knowledgeable and experienced in all accounts, staying current with what competitors are offering and how SGWS products are positioned relative to the competition
• Document and maintain account-and customer-specific information in CRM (Proof)
• Participate in sales meetings, on-site training, and supplier events as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

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EEO Statement :

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action / EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and / or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

About Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits :

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is the largest distributor of beverage alcohol in North America, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. Southern Glazer’s has a proud history of consistently delivering impeccable service in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia, and Canada. It’s all made possible by our employees. Our careers focus on delivering a captivating and rewarding experience. Challenging our colleagues every step of the way, we provide the tools for them to grow, succeed and accomplish both their personal and professional goals. Together, we can deliver the highest quality service for our suppliers and our customers while we put you on the career path you’ve been looking for.Southern Glazer’s is nationally recognized by its supplier partners as well as by its customers for its state-of-the-art distribution capabilities and its leading-edge information technology. We also believe in the importance of giving back, being a socially responsible corporate citizen and making generous contributions to national, state and local charitable organizations.