Cheers to a Beer & Spirits Career!!
Join the team that has been recognized by both USA Today and The Dallas Morning News as a Top Workplace!
The fact that you landed here indicates you are looking for a better workplace. Maybe you feel unappreciated, and you are tired of being treated like just another employee. When you join our team you become part of the Andrews family, a place where you are valued and respected.
Schedule: Monday - Friday.
And yes, you will receive free Beer throughout the year! (Root beer to those under 21 years old.) After all, you will be working for an award-winning BEER & Spirits distributor, and we want you to enjoy the brands you already love like Modelo, Coors, Miller Lite, Corona, Heineken, Blue Moon, Shiner, Sam Adams, Dos Equis, Revolver, Lakewood, Rahr, Truly, Topo Chico, Twisted Tea, Pacifico, and many more!!
And for those who enjoy spirits, Andrews is now distributing some of the top brands within the Spirits category such asBuffalo Trace, Fireball, Southern Comfort, Corazon, Wheatley, Seagram's, Canadian Mist,and other Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, Gin, Brandy, Cognac, andTequilabrands!
Here's more of what you will do...
A Customer and Product Consultant can be expected to perform the following tasks in this role as a routine part of their job:
Customer, Product Pricing and Promotions 40%
Creates and maintains customer and product portfolios.
Maintains and audits product pricing and promotions.
Sets up and maintains frontline prices and monthly promotions by premise type, geo area and sales channel as well as supplier laid-in costs.
Assists in general price increase.
Tracks and executes customer and product quarter-end changes.
Reviews customer portfolio to understand which fields require a quarter-end change, including schedule and routing changes.
Reviews product data to fully understand which product fields require a quarter-end change.
Tracks request changes throughout quarter.
Implements quart-end change requests.
Submits National Accounts pricing contracts and new item execution into eoStar.
Submits frontline and promotion pricing to all National Accounts monthly whether by excel spreadsheet or vendor portal.
Researches to determine which promotion level (QD) the National Account will buy to ensure the correct price is submitted.
Works closely with the National Account Managers and National Account representatives to service model, outlining step by step procedures for price submissions to ensure price realization at market.
Assists Accounts Payable team with supplier laid-in costs discrepancies by researching supplier costs.
Communicates with Brand team and supplier to determine correct costs.
Updates eoStar as applicable.
Participates in other department projects and initiatives as required.
Pricing Communication (30%)
Communicates pricing to the Sales and Brand teams, retailers and suppliers via price letters, bridge buy guides, cheat sheets and new item letters.
Maintains and updates price letters by geo area, premises, and sales channel to ensure Sales and Brand teams have accurate pricing to communicate to retail partners.
Provides price letters to retail partners and suppliers as requested.
Creates and maintains new item letters for all products capturing product attributes, price, promotion, UPC data and visuals for Sales and Brand teams, and retail partners.
Creates and communicates price changes, product logs and Can Sell reports.
Maintains and publishes products and pricing logs on BrewView.
Communicates Product Can and Cannot Sell report to Sales, Brand and Distribution Center teams on a weekly basis.
Creates and publishes price change posts on BrewView.
Creates and maintains retail price lists for Sales team shelf tag creation.
Communicates general price increase prices.
Data Maintenance and Integrity (20%)
Creates, maintains and audits customer and product files including all customer and product attributes.
Ensures all customer and product attributes are up to date and product is approved on TABC website.
Creates, maintains and audits all relevant product records including supplier, brand, family and package records.
Creates, maintains and audits all relevant customer records including sales channels, TABC license permits, customer flags, Nielsen and TDLinx data.
Reporting (10%)
Creates and runs ad hoc account, activity and project performance reports on a weekly, monthly and as needed basis.
This is a multi-level role; role level varies by experience, expertise/knowledge, and complexity of assigned product pricing data and communication. Here at Andrews, we always step outside of our normal responsibilities to assist each other and effectively care for Customers.
This list is not all inclusive of other tasks and subtasks that may be necessary in performing this role, but rather an overview of the role’s primary work tasks.
Capabilities
A Customer and Product Consultant has a greater opportunity to succeed if they can develop and master the following job-related capabilities and KSAs:
Knowledge
Accounting Principles
Analysis and Reasoning Principles
Andrews Business, Structure and Workflow
Andrews Portfolio
Beer, Spirits and Distribution Industry
Business Acumen
Beverage Retail Business
Competitive Portfolios
Customer Service Principles
DFW and Corpus Christi Geographic Area
Merchandising Literacy
Pricing Management
Project Management Process
Quality Standards
Retail Channels and Strategies
Selling Principles
Supplier Expertise
Syndicated Data
TABC Guidelines
Skills & Abilities
Ability to Collaborate in a Team Environment
Ability to Draw Insights from Data
Ability to Use Accounting Software Efficiently
Ability to Draw Insights from Data
Ability to Interpret and Applying Business/Financial Data
Ability to Solve Problems and Develop Potential Solutions
Ability to Work Steadily at a Fast Pace to Meet Time Schedules and Deadlines
Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
Attention to Detail Skills
Collaboration Skills
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Customer Service Skills
Gathering, Interpreting and Applying Business/Financial Data
Organizational skills
Proficient MS Office Suite Skills
Project Management Skills
Team Building and Collaboration Skills
Technical Aptitude/Computer/iPad Skills
Time Management and Prioritization Skills
Qualifications
A qualified candidate for the Customer and Product Consultant role should satisfy the expectations (Experience and Education) below:
Required
Two Plus Years Accounting and/or Finance Experience
Advanced MS Office (Excel) Experience; VLOOKUP, Advanced Formulas, External Data Connections, PowerPivot, PowerQuery, Macros
Must be Detail Oriented, Have Strong Analytical and Organizational Skills and Have the Ability to Work in a Fast-paced Work Environment
High School Graduate with some Business, Marketing or Other Related Field College Education
Good Understanding of the Sales Industry
Proven Technical Aptitude; Ability to Learn New Technologies and Acquire Technical Skills
Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Related Field
Previous Distribution Experience
Previous Data Management and/or Data Entry Experience
Strong Analytical Skills
Advanced Communication Skills
Advanced Technical Skills; Experience Working with Varied Systems, Applications, etc.
DISCLAIMER
Andrews Distributing Company of North Texas, LLC (the company) reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment; the company and employee may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
Andrews Distributing Company is one of the nation’s largest beer and spirits distributors with facilities in Dallas, Allen, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Ennis and Fort Worth, Texas. Andrews employs nearly 2000 proud team members managing over one million square feet of distribution center space and delivering more than 40 million cases annually. The company offers thousands of customers nearly 800 beer and 230 spirits brands to 26 North and South Texas counties. Andrews is dedicated to being its industry’s marketing and technology leader with the focus of serving retail customers, building brands and celebrating a winning team culture.
Visit www.andrewsdistributing.com for more information and connect with Andrews on Instagram @Andrews_Distributing.
