Oak Cliff Brewing Company - Sales Manager

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Oak Cliff Brewing Company

JOB TITLE: Sales Manager
LOCATION: Dallas, TX
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, Salaried

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with all OCBC accounts and retailers in the area.
• Assume a leadership role in understanding, developing, and implementing key brewery initiatives with accounts and retailers in area.
• Build, manage, and communicate business plans and forecasts with accounts including brands, pricing, timing, volume, budgets, support materials and any other information that will lead to successful execution in the market.
• Coordinate product and point of sale orders to ensure achieving brewery goals.
• Review and communicate sales data and market insights as they are relevant.
• Attend selected festivals and events such as but not limited to brewery dinners, tastings, and promotions.
• Maintain and update account and retailers contact information regularly.
• Ability and willingness to maintain flexible work schedules, as weekend and extended workdays are necessary.

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Along with other management, responsible for the selection of new and existing Field Sales Representative team members.
• Along with other management, provides orientation and training for new staff.
• Manages the performance of existing Field Sales Representative and keeps them appropriately motivated.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated knowledge of the distribution system.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and maintain effective working relationships with retailers, and top level account decision makers.
• Demonstrated coaching and team building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision – self-motivated.
• High level of craft beer product knowledge.
• Verbal and written communications skills required.
• Strong organizational & planning skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to frequently lift up to 58 pounds and/or maneuver up to 160 pounds.
• Ability to frequently reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and climb.
• Must be able to participate in critical assessment of beers
• The ability to travel via car or airplane on a regular basis.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regular visits to bars, restaurants, and other retailers of OCBC beer are required.
• Travel is required.

BENEFITS

• Two weeks Paid Time Off in first calendar year of service
• Employer reimbursed professional development opportunities
• Free beer & merchandise perks
• Other benefits to be discussed upon interview

CONTACT

Qualified Candidates can email resumes and cover letters to joel@oakcliffbrewing.co.

Oak Cliff Brewing Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer