About VERVET
VERVET is a craft cocktail bar in a can with recipes inspired by the diverse cultures and food scene of Los Angeles. As a sustainable, premium brand entering the ready-to-drink cocktail space, we deliver a multicultural California experience with sparkling farm-to-can cocktails made by our co-founder, a veteran bartender and author. We are Viet-Korean, Filipino-Jewish and Female founded. Our growth involves scaling our beginning diversity to all aspects of our company: recipes, team and brand messaging. Vervet is deeply committed to embodying diversity as a foundational and creative principle. We are on an ultimate mission to redefine what an “All-American” brand can and should be by first representing the country’s microcosm of cultural wealth seen here in Los Angeles. We are venture backed and have been featured in Food & Wine, Forbes, Washington Post, Eater, The Infatuation, Food Network and more.

Position Overview
VERVET is seeking an off-premise sales rep to focus on independent liquor, independent grocery, regional liquor chains and regional grocery chains. This role has four primary responsibilities: increase new accounts, manage existing accounts, grow volume and optimize merchandising. You will be reporting to our CEO until the sales director is hired. As a Vervet Regional Sales Representative, you will be the local contact and face for the brand, dedicated to brand building, sales growth, consumer and staff education focusing on forming essential relationships with retail buyers. This role will serve to increase brand awareness and product availability to our end consumers. In doing so, you will create simple but effective processes for running a well-oiled sales growth machine.

Key Areas of Responsibility
Selling Vervet into new accounts and managing inventory in existing accounts in the LA area
Building strong relationships with buyers
Inspire accounts to become advocates of our brand
Be a passionate ambassador and in-market expert of our brand values, craft process and team
Consistently meet and grow sales targets
Grow volume by executing strategies for POS placement, merchandising, pricing, and increased SKU distribution in the accounts
Act as a local contact for wholesale customers as needed
Account List Tracking and Management
Partner with Brand Team on regional events, marketing, and demo opportunities
Partner with Buyers to increase brand awareness, education, and utilize promotional materials
Collect field/competitive insights for the company
Review and analyze market data to track trends, monitor lost/gained placements, and identify new business opportunities
Ability to track, monitor and stick to/understand a budget.
Attend in-depth training
KPI, CRM and expense Monitoring & Reporting

Ideal Skills
2+ years of relevant sales experience
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
Thorough knowledge of distribution, promotion and selling techniques

Resilient, problem solver, and team player
Masterful organization and time management
Motivated self-starter, outgoing, warm personality, articulate and charismatic
Confidence, passion and the ability to engage individuals and groups
Experience working with, and passionate about, promotion of premium brands
Knowledge of premium spirits and craft cocktails
Fluency in one or more languages a plus
Budget development and management experience
Strong written/oral communication and business analytical skills
Adapt at interacting with diverse groups of people, with understanding of the target customer
Experience with Google Workspace, Slack, Notion and Apple products preferred
Must possess valid California Driver’s License
Reliable transportation and good driving record is required
Zag while everyone else is zigging. THINK CREATIVELY and try stuff that is new and different. We believe in bold imagination, so bring your ideas!

Physical Requirements
Must be able to walk, bend, reach, and lift if necessary (35-50 pounds). The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. This is a high-energy, multi-faceted position requiring personal initiative, flexibility, and some routine local travel.

Compensation Package
We work hard but we also know how important it is to have fun and care for our team players by providing a competitive salary/bonus/commission, PTO, pathway to equity, healthcare stipend, monthly fun team activities and allotment of Vervet products.

To Apply
Please fill out this short application. It will ask for your LinkedIn and a short statement about why you’re excited about our company/product/mission. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

Our Core Values
Celebrate and empower people from underrepresented communities. We know we can affect positive change towards a more equitable and sustainable future.
We assume good intentions. We all make mistakes, let’s get through it together.
Enjoying the ride, let’s have fun. See the No Assholes Rule

As a company that was built from a desire for inclusion and representation, VERVET seeks individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. BIPOC, womxn, and LGBTQ+ individuals are highly encouraged to apply.