Area Sales Manager - Signature Division - Austin, TX
Austin, TX, United States
**Job Description**
**Area Sales Manager - Signature Division - Austin, TX**
**Job ID** 7194 **Date posted** 01/25/2022 ****What You Need To Know****
****Overview****
The Area Manager develops and leads a team of Sales Consultants representing Southern Glazers in the market. This individual is passionate, innovative, and self-motivated with a business-oriented, team-development, and customer-focused mindset. The Area Managers primary responsibilities are to manage all commercial sales activities covering a large territory, district, or region including customer relationships, sales execution, supplier relationships, and supplier program execution.
****Primary Responsibilities****
* Lead, develop, and manage a team of sales consultants; evaluate performance against established developmental goals
* Develop territory sales plans to achieve goals and objectives taking into consideration unique customer segments
* Create a regular team meeting cadence to communicate the territory sales plan to the team and to establish team objective priorities in Proof Sales, marketing campaigns and sales promotions to the team
* Coach each sales consultant on the effectiveness of their Sales pre-plan including agenda, visit notes, opportunities, to align with the territory sales plan
* Coach each sales consultant on how to build an effective pipeline of opportunities in Proof Sales to achieve their Objectives; increase product knowledge, resolving workload issues, encourage satisfaction, and cultivate career growth
* Assess talent, hire staff and discipline staff including terminations
* Analyze and manage team expenditures to conform to budgetary requirements
* Perform other job-related duties as assigned
****Additional Primary Responsibilities****
****Minimum Qualifications****
* Bachelors Degree plus three years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
* Knowledge of beverage alcohol products, SGWS portfolio, and key product features and benefits
* Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills
* Proficiency in MS Word and Excel
* Must be 21 years of age
****Physical Demands****
* Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time may include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or mobile device
* Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
* Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include driving throughout the day with segments up to 2 hours
* May require lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 56lbs
*This position is deemed a safety-sensitive position. As such, any person who is given a conditional offer of employment will be required to pass a
drug test.*
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