Sales Consultant

Johnson Brothers

Sales Consultant servicing retail accounts in the Cedar Rapids area for Johnson Brothers, a distributor of wine, spirits, and beer. Manage territory, customer relations, and administrative duties

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeDes Moines • Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure consistent customer contact
Properly plan and execute sales initiatives
Handle all customer related issues in a prompt and friendly manner
Full understanding of products and pricing schedules
Make effective sales presentations
Achieve assigned company objectives and successfully grow business
Identify and nurture new accounts
Use all available POS to enhance selling efforts
Focus on merchandising basics such as display size and location, shelf position and standards, cold boxes, counters, windows and anywhere else consumers can be impacted
Follow necessary steps when making sales calls
Perform reliable inventory checks and communicate properly to minimize order mistakes
Properly rotate products on shelves, cold boxes, displays, etc.
Adhere to all company policies and procedures
Handle all paperwork issues in a proper and timely manner

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS college degree or related industry experience
Prior route sales experience (highly preferred)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Goals and results driven
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
Reliable transportation and proof of insurance
Ability to lift up to 54lbs repeatedly
Local candidates preferred (no relocation package)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full time and competitive benefits offered!

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales initiativessales presentationsinventory checksproduct rotationmerchandisingcustomer contactaccount managementpricing schedulesPOS systems

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationgoal-orientedresults-drivencustomer serviceproblem-solvingtime managementinterpersonal skills

Certifications

BA/BS degreevalid driver’s license