Sales Representative

Full Time | Edmonton, Alberta

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Strathcona Spirits is Edmonton’s first distillery. We produce fine, award-winning small-batch spirits using traditional methods in a tiny, sunny boomtown building in Old Strathcona. Our small team is developing an expanding line of fine spirits that embody the essence of Edmonton and its surrounding land by using locally grown grains, botanicals, and other ingredients. 

 

DUTIES

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• Grow sales volume

• Build strong relationships with our on-premise and retail customers

• Manage sales activities, build customer relationships and engage in community events in and around Alberta 

• Create brand awareness and community engagement 

• Deliver orders to existing customers

• Seek new opportunities to increase brand exposure and volume

• Develop and maintain targeted sales plans on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis

• Effectively lead industry and brand education sessions with customers and peers

• Represent Strathcona Spirits at retail tastings, on-premise events, markets, special events, and as a whole, in the food and beverage community

• Manage your own time including building effective weekly/monthly schedules

• Maintain and accurately track monthly sales

 

QUALIFICATIONS

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• Minimum of 2 years experience in sales

• Knowledge of Quickbooks and Salesforce

• Advanced knowledge of spirits, distillation, whisky, and barrel-aging 

• Keen love for Alberta’s food and beverage community

• Superb written and oral communications skills

• Must be detail-oriented, specifically for events

• Strong customer service skills

• Demonstrated ability to negotiate

• Strong time management and prioritization skills

• Highly motivated to achieve goals and targets

• Interest in curating drinks and mixing cocktails at various events and staff training

• Experience working in or with the food and beverage industry

• Proserve certificate

• Must have a valid driver’s license

Sounds like the perfect fit? Send your resume to jobs@strathconaspirits.ca.