Southern Wine & Spirits Employer Reviews

Great place to work but advancement is very minimal, unless someone gets fired or dies.
Compensation and Benefits are not very good, but they do give yearly appraisals

this company gave me a sense of pride being giving a chance to work and provide for my familiy

Days went by fast because there was always work to do and way to learn in the company.I learned how to become a faster puller and become more patient with my work and more accurate. The management took good care of the employees. The hardest part of the job was taking on orders that weren't originally yours and completely them on top of your own. the – more... most enjoyable part of the job was how it felt being around everyone, feeling apart of the family. – less

Seems to be a glass ceiling.
Long hours, no respect, unrealistic quotas pulled out of the sky.
women being sexually harassed and then swept under the rug.
Male management forms an old boy network. Busing bartenders to strip clubs on the company dime.
No respect for the sales team, all ego all the time.
Whole sales team written up for not meeting unrealistic – more... quotas. – less

Very productive. I learned how to manage a crew of 40 people. Management was great. Good relationship with co- workers. Working the late hours. The most enjoyable part is the competition in pulling orders.

Educate consumers about wine
Learned new wines and products
Had experience with spreadsheets and product development

I liked working there. The typical day was average, and the people there made the job a lot better than it really was/.

very hard work but compensated well,was not fond of management due to being put on third shift. best part of the job was the money and insurance.

As a rule I would unlock and open the building everyday. Schedule recommendations for 7 divisions of web related content for Website and product promotions also web related. Worked at mid-management level with awesome superior management as well a fantastic support staff. The most difficult part of the job was prompting people from 7 different states – more... to contribute their monthly reports. Understandable because the web content position they had been given was new and added on top of already busy schedules.
The best part was the environment and family attitude at the company. I also liked being Santa Claus at the Christmas parties. – less

More about account maintenance than actual sales.

750 miles per week on my personal vehicle with no compensation for gas or mileage.

The company may be a great company but the word I would use to review of the local management team would be ineffective.

Commission structure was in constant modification. It took me three months after a promotion to – more... get the percentages the company paid on the products that I was selling.

Sales quotas are deliberately vague.

My first annual review after being up 15% in my territory was given by my manager, that while required to do so weekly, had never ridden with me. – less

Stable Workplace. Sales driven organization; If understand this will be able to advance, otherwise, not the place for you.

Company had lots of perks. Learn allot about the liquor distribution and management. Fun dealing with clients and potential prospect. Experience new product line.

Southern Wine and Spirits has given me the opportunity to grow as a professional in the alcoholic beverage industry. They have treated me well, considering I am a seasonal employee. I have learned much about marketing and sales as a whole; and I expect that I will continue to use this knowledge to my advantage as I begin a career in whatever I choose – more... to do. – less

Sales rep for SWS for over 4 years
Had over 80 accounts that I was responsible for
Writen over 100+ wine lists
Done countless wine tastings
Been the speaker at wine dinners
In charge of all ordering for each acct
In charge of all accounting for each acct

Was in charge of my own schedule, the harder I worked the better I did. I had to be extremely motivated – more... and be a self starter which I definately am. I love a challenge love to compete and work together as a team to achieve goals. I also have very good leadership skills, a quick study and can be a great teacher with the correct knowledge. – less

MAKING SURE RIGHT PRODUCT IS READY
RUNNING A COOL FLOW FOR PRODUCTS ON CONVEYOR BELTS
MAKING SURE CLEANING WAS TAKEN CARE OF AFTER PRODUCTION WAS OVER

This company is great to work for. Management is lacking in this state and overall structure of the state guidelines are not easy to work with in this type of industry. Co-workers are great. I enjoy the freedom to create my own schedule.

Worked with a great bunch of people, takeing orders . possesing them and approving them for delivery. working in different dept. to help were i was needed.

In my 10 years experience with this company; there were long working days also some off campus events such as wine tastings. I found it difficult to advance within the company but overall the most fun I've ever had at a job. Management was made up of a lot of great bosses. The company was still growing at the time in leaps and bounds. It was a fun place – more... to work. – less

Great place to work, great benefits and good pay. This job allowed me to utilize my CDL.

This job was great because everyone on the crew worked together.everyone was fun to be around, and every crew worked hard to get the job done.