Sales Trainee - Contract

The Sales Trainee supports sales initiatives and provides route coverage for colleagues during vacation, sick leave, injury or special projects as needed. The role works with management to maintain customer relationships across sales, merchandising and operations for large and small format off-premise stores. The primary focus is to service all customers safely, productively and professionally in line with Red Bull executional standards.

• Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for colleagues during vacation, sick, injury or special projects as needed.
• Work with management to maintain customer relationships between sales, merchandising and operations for large and small format off-premise stores.
• Manage Red Bull products in assigned distribution accounts and determine current and ongoing product needs.
• Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales and selling space.
• Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product and set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
• Ensure that all Red Bull equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Train with senior Account Sales Managers on their routes and cover their routes when needed.
• Evaluate competitors' activities such as new launches and price reductions and communicate findings with the District Sales Manager.
• Meet monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts and other merchandising components.
• Service all customers in a safe, productive and professional manner to Red Bull executional standards.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Current driver's licence with a clean driving record.
• Fluent in English.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding relationship building and people skills.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Forklift and commercial vehicle operations.
• Ability to meet physical requirements: regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear
• Frequently walk and sit
• Occasionally stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds as needed

• Prior sales experience preferred.
• Experience in a consumer packaged goods or retail organisation is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the beverage market preferred.
• Additional language skills an advantage.
• University or college experience is an asset.

• Exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.