Description

Join the Adventure with Cavalier's Craft Beer Sales Team! Are you ready to turn your love for craft beer into a thrilling career? As Ohio's premier craft beer distributor, Cavalier is on the lookout for energetic, beer-loving individuals to join our dynamic sales team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative strategies to achieve sales goals, as well as make meaningful connections with our accounts. To be successful in this role, you should have excellent communication abilities and be highly motivated to meet sales goals. This position is based in the Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Kirtland Hills and surrounding areas.

If you're passionate, self-starting, and ready to bring the joy of craft beer to fellow enthusiasts, saddle up for an exciting journey with us!

Principle Responsibilities:

• Develop new business and maintain effective customer relations and promote the good will of the company.
• Prepares all quote documentation with accurate pricing for all current or prospective customers.
• Ensure that all products are rotated in each account and code policy is followed.
• Successful sale, distribution and placement of all Cavalier products.
• Assist in displaying merchandise during peak seasonal roll out to chains.
• Assist in all resets of chain stores.
• Assist in working, setting up and tearing down of all special events and festivals.
• Focus on selling products and/or upgrading number of product lines in retail accounts.
• Identify accounts that are not currently customers and develop a plan to establish business with such accounts.
• Conduct beer tastings and beer dinners and other promotions in accounts on a regular basis or when required.
• Assist in covering routes for Sales Representatives on vacation.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of company activities and industry trends.
• Maintain check-in sheets and all invoices.
• Maintain adherence to all Company policies and procedures.
• Effective accounts receivable collections within corporate credit policy.
• Handle customer inquiries regarding credit, delivery, product information and other inquiries as they arise.
• Execute monthly goals as related to business activities.
• Maintain a regular schedule of weekly appointments with accounts in assigned area.
• Attend monthly District Sales Manager meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits Awaiting You After 60 Days:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Optional Accident, Critical Illness, Life and Short-term Disability
• Company paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Reimbursement Program for Craft Beer Purchases
• Education Savings Plan (529 Plan)
• 401(k) with Company match (new hires eligible for the 401k the first of the quarter following their 90th day)

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of Cavalier Distributing products.
• Ability to speak and write the English language at least at the high school level is required.
• Independence to conquer your accounts with finesse.
• Ability to communicate with supervisor, Company Sales Representatives, current and prospective customers on a professional level.
• Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation.
• Must have a valid unexpired driver’s license with a clean DMV record.
• Thorough knowledge of traffic laws and a master of defensive driving.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates including evenings and/or weekends for special events.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Physical Requirements: (Lifting-Exactly how much, bending, climbing, driving equipment, etc.).

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
• Ability to handle product on occasion generally weighing 40 - 165 pounds.
• Ability to bend and stoop.