Sales Trainee

About the Role

This is a training role designed to prepare the Sales Trainee for the Account Sales Manager role. The primary purpose is to support sales initiatives and provide route coverage for the Account Sales Manager (ASM) during vacation, sickness, injury, or special projects. The Sales Trainee will collaborate with management to maintain customer relationships across sales, merchandising, and operations for all large and small format "off premise" stores. The Sales Trainee must service all customers safely, productively, and professionally, adhering to Red Bull executional standards.

Key Responsibilities

TRAINING

• Eligible to interview for open Account Sales Manager (ASM) roles upon successful completion of the training program.
• May remain in the Sales Trainee role for up to 12 months or until an ASM or other qualified role is available, whichever comes first, upon program completion and certification, if no ASM or qualified role is available and performance standards are met.
• Must interview for available ASM or other qualified roles once available.
• If promotion to ASM or other role does not occur before the 12-month completion period expires, the Sales Trainee role will be vacated unless an exception applies.
• Manager may extend the 12-month completion period for an additional 6 months based on continued high performance, availability of open roles, and certification completion.
• The Sales Trainee role is an at-will position.

BUSINESS ACUMEN

• Understand and learn the basics of Red Bull and Red Bull Distribution Company, the brand, and products.
• Build and protect the Red Bull brand through proper rotation to ensure fresh product.
• Set proper brand flow following Red Bull standards.
• Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales.

DAILY PREPARATION

• Obtain all necessary tools (insights, displays, Point of Sale, Pricing, etc.) to execute the daily plan.
• Effectively communicate with ASMs/DSMs on daily priorities.
• Train with ASMs.

IN ROUTE SUPPORT

• Support Global Strategy for In-Store Execution measured by Winning vs Competition (WVC) & Perfect Store Audit (PSA).
• Cover ASM routes as needed.
• Meet daily KPIs focused on sales, distributions, pricing, display, new accounts, and merchandising.

OFF ROUTE SUPPORT

• Support the team with audits, blitzes, building of displays, and merchandising to drive sales.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Valid US Driver’s License
• Obtainment of DOT Medical card
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds of inventory and/or advertising displays
• English (additional languages an advantage)

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service and sales is a plus.