Inside Sales Manager (Central Region)

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the preeminent wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

Southern Glazer’s is proud of its well-earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging 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 assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

Manage, lead and evaluate the day to day activities of the outbound inside sales team operations to include performance metrics, retention statistics, and staffing requirements, to ensure achievement of sales goals and delivery of superior customer service experience.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversee day to day sales activities of the inside sales team
• Develop and oversee implementations of all policies, guidelines, and procedures that govern the inside sales team, but not limited to, quality control measures, performance criteria, performance metrics, and scripting strategies that increase caller engagement and sales
• Deploy and utilize software to ensure adherence to schedules, and develops tactics to address any adherence issues
• Build teamwork with direct reports by communicating information, ensuring understanding, involving others in team decisions, and demonstrating/modeling personal commitment to the team; Leads and manage training initiatives by conducting ongoing sales and customer service training programs; remain current on company information to lead the team to improve sales and customer experiences;
• Develops analysis that provides insight into inside sales operations; Reviews trends and drives change that will improve customer service, more effectively utilize resources and ensure service and sales levels achieved or exceeded
• Create and foster a positive work environment conducive to high performing teams; Directs the efforts of the inside sales team by providing day-to-day direction, guidance, coaching and professional development related to performance evaluation and identification of opportunities for improvement; Sets clear performance expectations, coach, develop, and review activity to help the team achieve goals
• Achieve sales goals by hiring and training employees and coaching them to develop their selling skills and maintain adequate sales pipelines; Use all available analytical tools and reports to maximize the potential of each inside sales consultant and the team as a whole to serve customers better and to grow sales
• Attend sales group meetings concerning sales targets or forecasts, reporting on the market situation
• Manage a small book of accounts in ISC role to remain market-facing; Attends industry/supplier conferences to develop industry expertise
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree plus three years of people management, coaching and sales management experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience
• Must be at least 21 years of age

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

This position is deemed a safety-sensitive position.  As such, any person who is given a conditional offer of employment will be required to pass a drug test.

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.

If you have any questions or concerns about whether this posting complies/adheres with local pay transparency requirements, please contact the SGWS talent acquisition team at NationalTA@sgws.com