Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

A warehouse associate will be part of our picking and loading team. Base pay is $14/hour + commission on cases picked, so most of our warehouse associates make between $17-$19/hour.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operate a forklift and/or pallet jack to move beverage from inventor pallets to sales pallets.
• Listen to an automated “voice pick” system, directing you where to go throughout the warehouse
• Shrink wrap palleted loads
• Move pallets throughout the warehouse and load them on to trucks.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Forklift experience.
• Ability to perform warehouse duties accurately and safely
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, yet independent environment

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 25-45 pounds throughout the day.

Benefits:

• Paid sick leave & paid vacation
• Health insurance after 60 days
• 401K matching & profit sharing after 1 year
• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

The Sales Representation will oversee the company’s beverage sales activities within a defined territory.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Pitch the entire company’s portfolio of products in an assigned territory.
• Monitors existing accounts inventory and orders, communicating regularly with primary contacts for the account.
• Works to establish new accounts in the territory.
• Works toward increasing sales growth in the territory at an established rate determined by VP of Sales.
• Resolve customer complaints regarding sales & service.
• Stay up to date on new products and the changing needs of the market.
• Provide support to the category management team in regards to executing resets, drawing of schematics, and selling new schematics to key customers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to build and maintain business relationships with customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a drive to succeed

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at times.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance after 60 days
• 401K matching & profit sharing after 1 year
• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for helping with local delivery and merchandising activities. 20-25 hours/week, Tuesday through Saturday. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Help driver unload product from trailer using a pallet jack and/or hand truck.
• Check product in with store personnel.
• Fill all cooler space, shelf space, and displays at the time of delivery.
• Pick up empty keg shells, damaged items, or mis-ordered product for credit.
• Rotate all product according to company standards.
• Be courteous to customers and their employees at all times.
• Communicate effectively with sales reps
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• Must be able to lift 25-35lbs regularly, and 160lbs to waist level.

• Must be able to navigate with a hand truck full of product.
• Ability to utilize standard hand-held computer input/output devices.

Benefits:

• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

Merchandisers travel to grocery stores and other beverage outlets to ensure our products are stocked, maintained, displayed, and rotated correctly in accounts along their route. 

Schedule: 10-20 hours/week. Weekdays + some weekends. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Handle a wide array of different beverage products, safely and efficiently.
• Responsible for stocking and rotating our beverage products and displays.
• Operate a pallet jack or hand cart to move items throughout the stores.
• Keep backstock area clean and organized.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Self-motivated, as they will not have a manager on site with them.
• Enjoys a job where they are active and moving around often.
• Organized, with attention to detail.
• Prefers a flexible, dynamic job, as this is not a 9-5 “office job”

Physical Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• This position requires constant pulling/pushing/lifting/moving of 10-25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

The Category Development Manager works directly with our retail customers and internal sales management by analyzing data and building shelf schematics in a way that best fits both internal and external customer objectives.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support our customer’s shelf set development plan through every phase of the category review, construction of the shelf set, and execution of the set at store level.
• Work directly with team leaders and sales managers on executing distribution goals and KPI’s.
• Communicate opportunities and recommend fact-based action plans to retailers and internal teams.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy on all planograms within the shelf space management system.
• Become an expert at the space planning program and be able to trouble shoot issues with program developers.
• Meet specific retailer needs by determining appropriate movement/performance metrics.
• Execute bi-annual and as needed resets at the retail level and act as the shelf set captain for specific chain and independent retailers.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
• Experience in category management and space planning software- JDA Space Planning preferred.
• Tech savvy and computer literate with ability to use all related hardware and software.
• Strong oral and written communication abilities.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance after 60 days
• 401K matching & profit sharing after 1 year

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

The delivery driver will be responsible for local delivery activities within a defined territory. Schedule is 4, 10 hour days. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Complete a pre-trip vehicle inspection.
• Drive assigned route, delivering beer in a safe, timely, and professional manner.
• Unload product from trailer using a pallet jack and/or hand truck.
• Check product in with store personnel.
• Fill all cooler space, shelf space, and displays at the time of delivery.
• Pick up empty keg shells, damaged items, or mis-ordered product for credit.
• Collect on invoices and complete detailed route paperwork daily
• Rotate all product according to company standards.
• Be courteous to customers and their employees at all times.
• Communicate effectively with sales reps
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• Must be able to lift 25-35lbs regularly, and 160lbs to waist level.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Class-A CDL license, and medical card.
• Must be able to navigate with a hand truck full of product.
• Ability to utilize standard hand-held computer input/output devices.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent time management skills.
• Thorough knowledge of territory, market, and clients.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Customer service skills

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance after 60 days
• 401K matching & profit sharing after 1 year
• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

Merchandisers travel to grocery stores and other beverage outlets to ensure our products are stocked, maintained, displayed, and rotated correctly in accounts along their route. This route is approx. 20-25 hours/week. Weekends (mornings) and Weekdays (evenings).

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Handle a wide array of different beverage products, safely and efficiently.
• Responsible for stocking and rotating our beverage products and displays.
• Operate a pallet jack or hand cart to move items throughout the stores.
• Keep backstock area clean and organized.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Self-motivated, as they will not have a manager on site with them.
• Enjoys a job where they are active and moving around often.
• Organized, with attention to detail.
• Prefers a flexible, dynamic job, as this is not a 9-5 “office job”

Physical Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• This position requires constant pulling/pushing/lifting/moving of 10-25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

Merchandisers travel to grocery stores and other beverage outlets to ensure our products are stocked, maintained, displayed, and rotated correctly in accounts along their route. This role will also spend one day a week going to bars and cleaning draft lines. Schedule: Saturday, Monday, and a flex third day.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Handle a wide array of different beverage products, safely and efficiently.
• Responsible for stocking and rotating our products and displays.
• Operate a pallet jack and hand cart to move products throughout a store.
• Keep backstock area clean and organized.
• Clean beer tap lines according to industry and company standards. 

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Self-motivated, as they will not have a manager on site with them.
• Enjoys a job where they are active and moving around often.
• Organized, with attention to detail.
• Prefers a flexible, dynamic job, as this is not a 9-5 “office job”

Physical Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• This position requires constant lifting/moving/pushing/pulling of 10-25 pounds.

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

Merchandisers travel to grocery stores and other beverage outlets to ensure our products are stocked, maintained, displayed, and rotated correctly in accounts along their route. 

Schedule: Saturday 5am-11am and 5pm to 8pm & Sunday 5am-11am

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Handle a wide array of different beverage products, safely and efficiently.
• Responsible for stocking and rotating our beverage products and displays.
• Operate a pallet jack or hand cart to move items throughout the stores.
• Keep backstock area clean and organized.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Self-motivated, as they will not have a manager on site with them.
• Enjoys a job where they are active and moving around often.
• Organized, with attention to detail.
• Prefers a flexible, dynamic job, as this is not a 9-5 “office job”

Physical Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• This position requires constant pulling/pushing/lifting/moving of 10-25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for helping with local delivery and merchandising activites. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Help driver unload product from trailer using a pallet jack and/or hand truck.
• Check product in with store personnel.
• Fill all cooler space, shelf space, and displays at the time of delivery.
• Pick up empty keg shells, damaged items, or mis-ordered product for credit.
• Rotate all product according to company standards.
• Be courteous to customers and their employees at all times.
• Communicate effectively with sales reps
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• Must be able to lift 25-35lbs regularly, and 160lbs to waist level.

• Must be able to navigate with a hand truck full of product.
• Ability to utilize standard hand-held computer input/output devices.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance after 60 days
• 401K matching & profit sharing after 1 year
• Discounts on beverage products

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

The delivery driver will be responsible for local delivery activities within a defined territory. Schedule is 4, 10 hour days.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Complete a pre-trip vehicle inspection.
• Drive assigned route, delivering beer in a safe, timely, and professional manner.
• Unload product from trailer using a pallet jack and/or hand truck.
• Check product in with store personnel.
• Fill all cooler space, shelf space, and displays at the time of delivery.
• Pick up empty keg shells, damaged items, or mis-ordered product for credit.
• Collect on invoices and complete detailed route paperwork daily
• Rotate all product according to company standards.
• Be courteous to customers and their employees at all times.
• Communicate effectively with sales reps
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and no major driving violations.
• Must be able to lift 25-35lbs regularly, and 160lbs to waist level.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Class-A CDL license, and medical card.
• Must be able to navigate with a hand truck full of product.
• Ability to utilize standard hand-held computer input/output devices.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance after 60 days
• 401K matching & profit sharing after 1 year
• Discounts on beverage products