Field Sales Representative - Oakland United Beerworks

Field Sales Representative

Oakland United Beerworks

Oakland United Beerworks in the Jack London District is expanding. With our growing brand awareness and popularity, we need additional salespeople to be our front-line presence in stores, bars and restaurants across the Bay Area. Areas of particular interest are Marin, Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa, Yolo, Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties.

• You must send a cover letter letting us know why you have a passion for sales and your preferred area.
• You must send a synopsis of your sales accomplishments.
• You must also send your sales targets that you want to meet.

• Average of your last 2 years sales.
• Average weekly sales Dollar amount.
• Average weekly CE sales.

• What are your sales goals?
• Why do you have these goals?
• I want to know what you are willing to do to meet these goals.
• What prevented you from meeting these goals at your current employer?
• We will work as hard to help you meet these goals as you are willing to work.

Act as a representative of Oakland United Beerworks and meet with store buyers and bar and restaurant managers to sell draft kegs and cans of our product. We are looking for Sales Representatives throughout the San Francisco Bay area. You must be able to understand and communicate the subtle differences in beer types to our customer base. You will be in charge of booking your own accounts and expect compensation to be reflected by this commission-based position.

• Prior Field Sales Experience is an absolute plus.
• Cicerone certification is an absolute plus!
• If you have prior sales experience in the Beer Industry, we will require verifiable sales performance history from your past employment.
• You must also have the enthusiasm to work with your clients to promote our brand.
• Establishing tap takeovers and other events at client sites, whether On Premise or Off Premise, to help the brand and out products are key to successfully servicing our accounts.
• Additionally, you will be expected to attend regional brewery shows, festivals and in-store demonstrations as needed, which can occasionally be on a weekend.
• You must have your own transportation, clean driving record and will be reimbursed for mileage.
• CRM familiarity: VIP-Karma, that must be updated daily to track customers and activity.
• You may be required to make some emergency deliveries to customers. This could include kegs and cases of beer.

You will receive a base salary for your work, but we expect the bulk of your income to come from commission sales. We offer a percentage of each sale back to you. Also, we are one of the few breweries to offer health and dental insurance compensation to its employees. All business travel and expenses will be reimbursed.

Full-time

Salary dependent on experience, Plus Commission Plus Milestone bonuses.

• On the road in the territories described and beyond.
• You must live in the area that will be designated as your sales territory. No exceptions.

• Health insurance 50% Company paid
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage and expense reimbursement