Sales Trainee

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 all large and small format off-premise stores. The primary focus is to service all customers safely, productively and professionally to Red Bull executional standards.

The trainee trains with senior Account Sales Managers and may cover their routes when required.

• Support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for colleagues during vacation, sick leave, injury or special projects as needed.
• Manage Red Bull products in assigned distribution accounts.
• Determine current and ongoing product needs at accounts.
• 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.
• Cover Account Sales Managers' routes when needed.
• Evaluate all competitors' activities such as new launches and price reductions and communicate with the District Sales Manager.
• Meet monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on sales, distribution, pricing, display, new accounts and other merchandising components.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Outstanding relationship building and people skills.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Current driver's licence with clean driving record.
• Forklift and commercial vehicle operations.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Fluency in English.
• Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequent walking and sitting.
• Occasional standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Regular lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds as needed.
• Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions, with a usually moderate noise level in the work environment.

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