Cigar Rep.
- Thread starter Anthony_Joseph
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Some of the companies do advertise those jobs online. Otherwise, the best way to go to manufacturer events, and exchange contact info with the reps or manufacturers. Also, ask your local B&M, and they can tell you of any openings for reps for cigars they buy, and they can maybe put you in touch with the right person. The owner of the local B&M I often go to actually helped one of his clients get a job as a rep.
smokemifugotem
BoM July '10
We have seen a hand full of botl brothers get into those positions over the past few years. Seems like common threads is working for some time (part or full) at a b&m or working really closely with a b&m. Their recommendations and your personal exposure seem to do really well for getting foot in door and getting positions. But is am an outsider...would be good to hear from some of them.
I have been actively looking for a cigar rep job also. I started by working for a small cigar manufacturer on a commission basis. I took the job to get experience and meet people in the business. One if the shops I called on hired me as their daytime manager. So far, everyone I speak to about working for a manufacturer has told me the same thing, get a job at a B&M, pay your dues and then come see them.
The way I got my job is I was sitting around my local B&M having a cigar, and the local rep stopped in as she was doing a ride a long with some people in my dept to show them what the reps do. I asked if her company was hiring, and they said yes. Three weeks later, and I was hired.
Hired as what, what do you do?
Craig Mac
BoM 4/10 7/11 12/14
Just about ever rep I encounter had worked in a cigar shop prior to becoming a rep. And let me tell you they are always hiring, as the turnover is pretty high for most companies.
It sounds like a dream job, but my understanding is you have to be a road warrior who can burn the candle at both ends and have an insane ability to close the B&Ms for their precious shelf space. If you like a 9-5 lifestyle and having a family life outside your job, it is probably not for you. It is,however, the perfect job for an aggressive single guy/gal that loves to travel, smoke, schmooze and close deals. I have also heard having B&M experience is a a great way, not the only way, into the rep jobs.
mthhurley
BoM December 2011
Don't forget it's a sales job...you need to have a sales mentality and probably some experience in that.
One of old LFD's VP's told me a while back, he preferred a very strong sales person with no actual background in cigars. You can teach someone about products to sell, but if they are not natively a salesperson, you can't fix that.
One of old LFD's VP's told me a while back, he preferred a very strong sales person with no actual background in cigars. You can teach someone about products to sell, but if they are not natively a salesperson, you can't fix that.
