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Customer Service - Inside Sales

Horizon Beverage
      21 days ago

      Job Description

      Customer Service - Inside Sales
       
      Company Overview:
      Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is part of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol, proudly a multi-generational, family-owned company with operations in 47 states plus the District of Columbia, the Caribbean, and Canada. We offer an array of careers focused on delivering a captivating and rewarding experience. We challenge our colleagues every step of the way and provide them with tools to grow, succeed and accomplish their personal and professional goals. Together, we can deliver the highest quality service to each of our customers and put you on the career path you’ve been looking for.  
       
      Overview:
      The Customer Service/Inside Sales is responsible for contacting existing customers in predetermined universe to inform them about a product or service, answering questions about products or the company and asking questions to understand customer requirements and close sales.
       
      Primary Responsibilities:
      • Contact existing customers to inform them about a product or service
      • Fully understand the Southern Glazer's Beverage Company portfolio
      • Asks questions to understand customer needs and close sales
      • Build long term trust and relationships
      • Enter and update customer information in the database
      • Contact customers daily and process orders in an efficient and accurate manner
      • Creates and updates activity reports with record of all calls and sales
      • Provide back-up support for sales teams during vacations, etc. for off premise accounts
      • Identify customers’ needs, clarify information, research concern and provide solutions, cross sell and up sell
      • Assist sales reps with will-calls as needed
      Position Requirements:
      High school diploma or GED
      2-5 years’ previous hospitality experience with direct knowledge of wine, spirits and beer required. The ideal candidate will possess patience, persistence and persuasiveness and excellent typing skills.  Intermediate/Advanced-level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel.  Must be detail-oriented, analytical and deadline-driven with the ability to work under pressure.  Strong communication skills (oral, written) including the ability to summarize key findings and interact with individuals at all levels. 
       
      Compensation:
      Southern Glazer’s offers a starting hourly pay of $22.00 - $25.00/hour plus the opportunity to earn bonus incentives with total expected earnings between $55,000 - $58,000 annually. The hourly rate and bonus incentives are an average range for this position.
       
      What We Offer:
      Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company provides benefits, support programs, resources and expertise to help employees live healthier and safer lives—at work and on the road.
      *Eligibility for the following benefits depends on employment status. 
      • Competitive compensation package
      • Harvard Pilgrim Medical insurance
      • Guardian Dental insurance
      • VSP vision insurance
      • Hyatt Legal Plans
      • Generous Paid Time Off
      • Paid Holidays
      • Company paid Long Term Disability
      • Company paid Life Insurance
      • Confidential Employee Assistance Program
      • Supplemental Insurance options
      • Medicare Specialist for retirement planning
      • 100% paid tuition for WSET and Cicerone certification programs
       
      EEO Employer Statement:
      Southern Glazer's Beverage Company, 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.  Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees.

      Numbers & Facts

      Location
      IndustryWholesale Trade/Import-Export
      Company Size500 to 999 employees
      Year Founded1933
      Websitehttp://www.horizonbeverage.com

      About Company

      As one of New England’s leading spirits, wine and beer distributors, Horizon Beverage Group connects a network of makers, retailers and consumers across New England. Now in our fourth generation of family ownership, we employ more than 775 team members throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont.

      MissionHorizon Beverage is a team of beverage enthusiasts working toward a united mission with our partners to deliver the perfect drink. Our goal is to offer industry-leading service to our customers, provide results-driven brand stewardship to our suppliers, and to maintain a professionally rewarding and collaborative work experience for our team members.

      Skills

      • Analysis Skillsunmatched
      • Beveragesunmatched
      • Communication Skillsunmatched
      • Cross-Sellingunmatched
      • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
      • Dental Insuranceunmatched
      • Detail Orientedunmatched
      • Distribution Servicesunmatched
      • Health Insuranceunmatched
      • High School Diplomaunmatched
      • Inside Salesunmatched
      • Insuranceunmatched
      • Legalunmatched
      • Life Insuranceunmatched
      • Medicareunmatched
      • Microsoft Excelunmatched
      • Microsoft Wordunmatched
      • Needs Assessmentunmatched
      • Order Processingunmatched
      • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
      • Retirement Planningunmatched
      • Salesunmatched
      • Sales Closing Skillsunmatched
      • Sales Supportunmatched
      • Solution Salesunmatched
      • Time Managementunmatched
      • Typingunmatched
      • Up-Sellingunmatched
      • Vision Planunmatched
      • Writing Skillsunmatched

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