Starting Pay: Commission Based

Empire Distributors Inc, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a Sales Representative. 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based various sources.
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders, or talks with customers in person or by phone.
• Displays or demonstrates product, using samples and emphasizes salable features.
• Quotes prices and payment terms and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained.
• Estimates date of delivery to the customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
• Prepares reports of business transactions.
• Works with other departments and other sales representatives to keep account activities and literature up to date.
• Tracks stock levels.
• Coordinates customer training.
• Enters new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database.
• Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
• Attends trade shows.
• Conducts business according to local and state laws.
• Delivers emergency orders when needed.
• Participates in supplier work-withs.
• Confers with District Manager to resolve customer problems.
• Maintains tracking reports (daily, weekly and monthly)
• Other duties as assigned by District or General Manager.

Education and/or Experience

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have the ability to sustain a current and valid Alcohol Sales Permit from the Georgia Department of Revenue. Must maintain valid drivers license.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Order processing systems. (Excel & Word)

“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. “