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Sales Manager - SJVC: E. & J. Gallo Winery

Job ID1975
Company NameE. & J. Gallo Winery
Job CategorySales
LocationFresno, CA
Position TypeFull-Time, Employee
Experience5-10 Years Experience
Desired Education LevelBachelor's degree
Date PostedOctober 27, 2009

How to Apply

Please complete the entire online application along with any prescreening questions that pertain to this opportunity. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

About Us - Winery

Seventy-Five years ago, with humble beginnings, brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo began E. & J. Gallo Winery. Today, we are the world's largest family-owned winery. We distribute wines to 90 countries and are the largest exporter of California wine. E. & J. Gallo Winery employs a creative and talented team of more than 5,000 people.

We truly believe that the contributions of our employees are what make our Winery a dominant force in the ever-growing wine industry.

If you want to work with great people and enjoy a career in a dynamic industry expected to double in the next 10 years, see what opportunities await you at E. & J. Gallo Winery!

SUMMARY
Responsible for participating in the development and execution of sales programs designed to maximize the sale of company products and increase the company’s standing within the industry. Also is responsible for developing influential relationships with internal and external customers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Develops and executes sales programs for new and existing products by working with house accounts, brokerage, trading channels and the product development team.
• Identifies and pursues incremental sales volume by determining new products that have customer specific uses.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of plant processes in order to make technical presentations to customers.
• Collaborates with the product development staff to create customer specific products.
• Develops and strengthens relationships with customers to ensure a favorable standing in the marketplace.
• Participates in establishing sales objectives by developing annual sales quotas, projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products.
• Performs routine customer visits to ensure customer satisfaction, address quality concerns and register customer complaints.
• Reviews customer quality expectations with the operations team to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Develops and executes sales presentations for customers.
• Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitor products/programs.
• Implements a successful vision/strategy, through strong leadership skills.
• Develops or approves recommendations to change systems, policies and procedures; ensures timely and accurate implementation.
• Participates in department and interdepartmental planning and management teams and works cross-functionally to improve processes within the organization.
• Participates in maintaining operating budgets.
• Oversees and handles projects that have short to long term focus.
• Must maintain satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations. If accountable for the work of others, responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree in a science discipline plus 5 years of industry sales and technical experience.
• Travel by air or car is required.
• Live in or be willing to relocate to the Fresno metropolitan area. Position will be based out of SJVC-Fresno office.

EEO/AA M/F/V/D

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