Sales Specialist; River Valley Market

Job Details

Location:

Salem, VA 24153

Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00

Job Type: Full‑Time

Join the Blue Ridge Beverage Team! Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc., a leading distributor of beer, wine, and non‑alcoholic beverages in Central and Southwest Virginia, is looking for a full‑time Sales Specialist to help grow our business at our Salem office.

• Comprehensive Medical Insurance, including health, dental, prescription, and vision care.
• Paid time off plus 3 scheduled paid holidays and 3 floating holidays.
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Short‑term and Long‑term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer contribution.

• Provides staffing relief by covering sales routes as needed when assigned Account Manager is unavailable.
• Maintains mutually beneficial business partnerships utilizing all Blue Ridge Beverage product types and sales resources, with primary intent of maximizing sales and profitability for the retailer and company alike.
• Ensures strict adherence to account service schedule and route assignments as directed by management.
• Establishes two‑way communications with manager to discuss customer needs, opportunities, account progress and potential issues.
• Recognizes product delivery and order opportunities based on storage, minimum load, and customer input to make recommendations for change to manager.
• Reduces out of stocks/miss‑orders through accurate ordering, replacement, redelivery to solve problems and to fix issues.
• Updates products, costing, pricing, and use of point‑of‑sale material to ensure profitability and competitiveness.
• Maintains strict quality control standards within each account according to company standard operating procedure Stock Rotation and Exchange Program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Maintains professional internal and external relationships throughout the company.
• Demonstrates a high level of integrity.
• Interacts and collaborates with company employees at all levels in a respectful manner.
• Leads by example, builds trust, values others, and communicates effectively with others in a team environment.
• Demonstrates sense of urgency in accomplishing goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates flexibility and able to work nights and early mornings as training, team‑building, and other circumstances dictate.

• 2 years of experience in customer service or sales related positions.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment that consistently requires a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to work and problem‑solve with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in technology.
• Strong interpersonal, listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver license with excellent driving record.

Standing; walking; sitting; stooping; fine finger and hand manipulation; speaking clearly; hearing so as to be able to maintain conversation; seeing so as to be able to read and to drive a vehicle; able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move more than 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

EOE