Purpose: Sell Old Kombucha Tea products by maintaining and expanding customer base; working with distributors; supporting events, demos and marketing efforts.

Job Duties:

• Sales Manager will be responsible for growing total territory points of distribution. Must achieve growth targets and account visits.
• Directly manage all aspects of assigned sales territory.
• Work autonomously to establish, develop, and grow a strong base of on-premise and off-premise accounts.
• Participate in evening and weekend promotions and assist with special events as necessary.
• Complete daily account visit reports, monthly expense reports, and other surveys and reports as required.

At Retail:

• Secure display/secondary space, shelf space and share of cold box.
• Improve Old Kombucha location to either #1 or #2 in every account. Secure a second point of distribution in the store, building displays, end caps, resetting cold boxes, and increasing visibility through point-of-sale.
• Maintain positive business relationships and communication with account owners, managers, and buyers.
• Identify and successfully sell to new customers.
• Develop proposals for prospective customers and deliver sales presentations.
• Provide excellent customer service through developing a regular route/call pattern to: book displays, place permanent point of sale, plan promotional activities, offer after sale follow-through, provide Old Kombucha and Kombucha education, etc.
• Introduce and sell in new flavors and packages, including activities to support sell through.
• Create and implement programs designed specifically for on-premise accounts.
• Conduct employee, distributor, wait staff/bartender education seminars.

At Distributor level:

• Work with distributors to build awareness of our portfolio and programming.
• Assist in distributor Old Kombucha and Kombucha education.
• Partner with distributors to ensure fulfillment of accounts’ needs.
• Work with distributor reps to open new accounts; sell in incremental flavors and packages, etc. by doing ride alongs / ride withs.
• Make sure distributors have enough POS materials and each rep has the necessary monthly amount.
• Ensure all equipment is ready to go out into the trade (i.e., stickers placed on refrigerators, etc.).
• Call on accounts independently; sell Old Kombucha products, fill out daily report and summarize the day via email to distributor DM and your Regional Old Kombucha Sales Manager and Director of Sales.

For Consumer Accounts and Customers:

• Follow Through is #1. Always deliver what you promise.
• Perform samplings, tastings, and evening promotions as needed.

The Basics for the Position:

• Be an energetic, enthusiastic, self-motivated, self-disciplined, competitive, assertive, confident, goal-oriented self-starter with the desire to succeed.
• Be able to work independently and with the rest of the sales and marketing team to accomplish goals.
• Be able to manage a territory from a home-office base.
• Be very organized in order to manage multiple tasks with strong attention to detail.
• Have excellent problem solving and time management skills.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication as well as interpersonal skills.
• Be outgoing and friendly.
• Be able to travel daily, work flexible hours including nights and weekends.
• Be proficient with both email and Microsoft Office.
• Commit to constantly improving knowledge of Old Kombucha products, Kombucha, and the general beverage industry.

Candidate should have:

• A safe driving record.
• A valid driver’s license.
• A registered, insured, and dependable vehicle.
• The ability to drive to and from accounts continuously.
• The ability to lift and move cases and kegs of kombucha / Old Kombucha products frequently, climb, kneel, and stoop to arrange and display point of sale.

About Old Kombucha
In 2018, Federico Citterio founded Old Kombucha Company with the idea to give the various ways in which tea is prepared at home under one roof. Two years later, Old Kombucha was started in the kitchen of his house. Our tea and kombucha efforts are now united under the Old Kombucha name, solidifying our commitment to exploring all things tea.

Mission Statement:
Explore tea, thoughtfully. Craft quality, tasty tea beverages with thoughtful care for our people, ingredients, and the planet.

Proud to be the First Italian Kombucha Company certified Organic:
Old Kombucha is proud to be the first national kombucha company to become Certified Organic , joining the growing number of companies using business as a force for good.                                                                                                            Organic certification meet rigorous standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance purpose and profit. Of the 40,000+ companies who have taken the assessment, only 5% passed in order to become B Corps. We’re proud to be in that 5%!