Job Description:
Johnson Brothers is a national family-owned wine, spirits, and beer distributor. Johnson Brothers has been providing, exceptional service to our customers since 1953, representing the world's most famous brands in the beverage industry.
General responsibilities include the proper management of an established sales territory including selling, servicing, account management, administration and accounts receivables. Sales are business to business oriented and results will rely heavily on candidate’s ability to quickly build relationships and dedication to servicing accounts. This person will be servicing both Retail and On-Premise accounts (restaurants, bars, etc).
Candidate must live and be familiar with the Lincoln/Sward/York, NE territory.
Position Duties:
Territory Management:
- Ensure consistent customer contact
- Properly plan and execute sales initiatives
- Handle all customer related issues in a prompt and friendly manner
Selling:
- Full understanding of products and pricing schedules
- Make effective sales presentations
- Achieve assigned company objectives and successfully grow business
- Identify and nurture new and undersold accounts
Resources:
- Use all available POS to enhance selling efforts
- Knowledge of all deals, programming and initiatives company has
Servicing:
- Follow necessary steps when making sales calls
- Perform reliable and consistent customer service to accounts
- Face to face interaction to customers
Administration:
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures
- Handle all paperwork issues in a proper and timely manner
Position Qualifications:
- BA/BS college degree or related industry experience
- 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
- Local candidates preferred (no relocation package)
- Desire to sell and capacity to create professional presentations
- Prior sales experience and/or prior wine and spirits industry sales preferred
- Availability to work outside 8-5 schedule, as many accounts will be accessible best in early evening hours and occasional weekend events
- Be self - motivated/disciplined, goal oriented, timely, and have the ability to prioritize
- Be able connect well with large range of buyer types
- Professional written, oral, and electronic communication skills
- Have ability to lift 54 pounds from the ground and above 60 inches
- Team player attitude and actions
Equal Opportunity Employer
Johnson Brothers is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Johnson Brothers makes employment decisions based solely on the basis of qualifications for the job.
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
What We Do
Johnson Brothers is a multi-generational family-owned wine, beer, and spirits distributor in the United States. Founded by Lynn Johnson in 1953, the company remains committed to its founding values of work ethic, passion, innovation, teamwork, excellence, and integrity. Through forging strong partnerships with top-tier suppliers globally, Johnson Brothers offers an exceptional portfolio of world-class brands to customer partners across 17 states. With a dedicated team of 4,000, Johnson Brothers remains committed to delivering excellence and continued growth across its operations. Johnson Brothers has been honored twice as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek (2023 and 2024).
Explore exciting career opportunities at Johnson Brothers across a range of functions. Whether your expertise lies in accounting, finance, customer service, sales, trade development, or information technology, we have opportunities tailored for you. Join us and be part of a dynamic team driving innovation and excellence in the beverage industry.
For more information about Johnson Brothers, please visit johnsonbrothers.com, or visit the company Instagram (@lifeatjohnsonbrothers
