Sales Representative On Premise - Knoxville

Empire Distributors Inc, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a Sales Representative - On Premise. Our company offers excellent benefits, competitive wages and the potential for growth opportunities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Sells products to taverns, hotels, restaurants, cocktail lounges, bowling alleys, and other businesses.
• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.
• Prepares written monthly planning to reach sales goals.
• Conduct sales review with accounts.
• Maintains existing accounts and provides customer service in accordance with EDI's customer service philosophy and standards.
• Schedule product promotions and wine dinners.
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers at the on-premise place of business or by phone.
• Sustains the minimum number of sales calls as determined by the District Manager. Working a firm daily itinerary is mandatory.
• Distribute and display various Point of Sale items.
• Quotes prices and prepares sales orders.
• Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions.
• Maintains route cards and records of sale by brand and by account.
• Works with Customer Service Representative and Operations employees to assure the best service and provided to customers.
• Maintains an active working relationship with all assigned accounts and coordinates customer training.
• Enters new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database through customer service.
• Develops and maintains relationships with purchasing contacts.
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
• Attends trade shows.
• Other duties as assigned by the District Manager.

Education and/or Experience

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

TN ABC Wholesaler's Employee Permit

Valid Driver License

Automobile Insurance - 100/300/50 minimum limits of liability.

Computer Skills

Basic computer knowledge and Knowledge of Order Processing Systems