District Manager - Austell​/Atlanta, GA

Empire Distributors Inc
, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a District Manager
. Our company offers competitive wages, potential growth opportunities, and excellent benefits that include, but aren’t limited to health care, retirement benefits, paid time off, company-paid life insurances, and supplemental Aflac and legal plans.

• Communicates and monitors Empire's objectives and expectations through staffing, training, and performance evaluations.
• Understands and coaches the company philosophy of customer service.
• Maintains and improves market conditions through sales representatives in the execution of sales programs and the building of brands.
• Collect on all outstanding A/R issues including but not limited to Bad Checks, improper discounting, and same day deliveries.
• Supervises salespeople daily activities. Reviews and discusses monthly planning with Sales representatives.
• Monitors the utilization and effectiveness of point-of-sale in the market.
• Delivers sales presentations to key clients in coordination with sales representatives.
• Meets with key clients, assisting sales representative with maintaining relationships and negotiating and closing deals.
• Monitors and evaluates the activities and products of the competition in relation to Empire's presence in the market.
• Maintains high visibility in key accounts and performs business reviews in these accounts on a quarterly basis.
• Maintains weekly Sales Representatives activity and performance.
• Monitors and tracks Sales Representatives and team performance in Diver and SAP.
• Provides mid-month and end of month sales results to the sales manager, including, but not limited to merchandising placements, case sales and gross profit dollars.
• Interacts with suppliers through work-withs, dinners and trade functions.
• Reports on focus items monthly and prepares monthly preplan calendar.
• Conduct market surveys.
• Maintains District Manager's control book.
• Reviews weekly sales performance to monitor gross profit and case sales. Recaps monthly incentives.
• Monitors the utilization and effectiveness of point-of-sale.
• Conducts business according to local and state laws.
• Maintains open communication with other departments. Continually maintains training and product knowledge.
• Provides coverage in territories when sales representatives are out. Other duties as assigned by the Sales Manager.

• Bachelor's degree (B.
  
  A.) from four‑year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Alcohol Permit
• Valid Driver’s License

• Inventory software
• Order processing systems
• Spreadsheet software
• Diver reporting software and Social
• Media programs.

Empire is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug‑free workplace. We are committed to ensuring that all employment decisions are made on the basis of qualification, merit, and business need; without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disabilities, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.