The Business Development Manager is responsible for working with distributors within their geographical locale to ensure they have enough products for our retail, convenience, and grocery business customers. In addition to the Field Sales Rep (FSR) duties, the key deliverable is to work with the distributors” sales teams and develop relationships with route sales reps to keep the brand top of mind to our customers.

About the Company

Since launching in 2014, UPTIME Energy Inc. has continued its rapid growth earning a spot on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies for four consecutive years. Our premium, better-for-you energy drinks drive our growth. With ten fantastic flavors, a distinctive aluminum bottle, and a thoughtful, focused formula, UPTIME is the energy drink for all of us striving to do and achieve more every day.

At UPTIME Energy, a great product and a growing company are only as strong as the team behind it. We value those who take the initiative, desire to be part of building a brand and embrace a fast-paced environment. This opportunity is for the highly motivated and entrepreneurial-minded individual who enjoys a challenge and seeks significant growth opportunities. Are you ready to be part of the Uptime success story? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.

Primary Duties and Accountabilities:

• Engage with the distributor team to foster a partnership mentality with UPTIME.
• Ensure the distributor has an adequate supply of POS materials for the marketplace.
• Become an expert on the energy drink category in customer stores to optimize product (UPTIME) presence to drive revenue, which includes monitoring market conditions, product innovations, and competitors’ products, prices, and sales.
• Contact regular and prospective customers to introduce new products, gain new placements, expand distribution points within the store, and solicit orders.
• Negotiate with retail merchants to improve product exposure, such as shelf positioning and incremental display opportunities.
• Plan, assemble, and stock product displays in retail stores or make recommendations to retailers regarding product displays, promotional programs, and advertising.

Qualifications and Job Requirements

• 3-4 years of sales experience preferred in the food and beverage industry.
• A high-school diploma or equivalent is required.
• A college or university accreditation in business administration, marketing, economics, or a related discipline will be considered an asset.
• Excellent time management skills
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Good attention to detail and competent written reporting skills.
• Understanding of retail business operations – pricing, margins, shelf space,
• Ability to make quick decisions, operate in an autonomous work environment and take the initiative.
• Strong business acumen, relationship management skills, and customer focus.
• Must lift and move product cases and place POS (up to 70 lbs).
• Must possess a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, proof of state car registration and insurance, and an acceptable driving record.
• Must be able to travel 50% of working time or more.

Job Training

• Plenty of on-the-job training will be provided to succeed at UPTIME!

Thursday is the deadline to register to vote in Texas for the May 3 election. May elections are a time for local government bodies, like cities and school districts, to put issues on the ballot.

In the Austin area, some voters will decide on city council positions, school board races, money for roads and more.

You can find sample ballots on your county’s election website. Here are a few:

You can check to see if you’re registered to vote here. If you’re not, here’s what you need to know.

What do I need to do to vote?

You must be registered by Thursday in the county you live in to vote in the May 3 election.

To be eligible to register, you must:

• be a U.S. citizen
• be a resident of the county you are applying to vote in
• be at least 18 years old by Election Day
• not have been declared mentally incapacitated by a court
• not be a convicted felon (though you may be eligible if you were pardoned or completed your sentence, probation and parole)

In Texas, you cannot register to vote online — unless you are renewing, replacing or updating your Texas driver’s license or ID on the Department of Public Safety website.

You can submit a voter registration application by mail. Just fill out this form, print, sign and mail it to your county elections office. Your application must be postmarked by Thursday for the May 3 election.

You can also visit your county voter registrar or elections office to submit your application in person.

Find some local offices here:

Do I need to renew my voter registration?

If you’ve changed your name or moved within Texas — especially if you’ve moved to a different county — you can update your voter registration information online. You can also submit an updated physical application before the deadline.

What kind of ID will I need to register or vote?

To register to vote, you can use your Texas driver’s license or Texas personal ID number issued by DPS. If you don’t have either of those, you can use the last four digits of your Social Security number.

When you head to the polls, you will need to present one of these valid forms of photo ID:

• Texas driver’s license (DPS issued)
• Texas election identification certificate (DPS issued)
• Texas personal ID card (DPS issued)
• Texas handgun license (DPS issued)
• U.S. military photo ID
• U.S. citizenship certificate with photo
• U.S. passport (book or card)

You can still use your ID to vote if it expired within the last four years. If you are 70 or older, you can use it regardless of when it expired.

If you couldn’t get one of the above forms of ID, you can use a supporting form of identification like a bank statement or utility bill. But you must sign a document saying you had a reasonable impediment to getting a valid photo ID — like lack of transportation, work schedule, illness or family responsibilities.

Important dates

• April 3 — Deadline to register to vote or update your address
• April 22 — Early voting begins
• April 22 — Deadline to apply for a ballot by mail
• April 29 — Early voting ends
• May 3 — Election Day

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Monday night, the Texas women’s basketball team and TCU will meet at Legacy Arena during the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament.

Texas and TCU didn’t play this season, but the two teams are quite familiar with each other. Texas was TCU’s conference rival in the Big 12 from 2012-24, and TCU center Sedona Prince is a Liberty Hill native who played at UT during the 2018-19 season.

The game will tip off just after 6 p.m. at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on ESPN. Those in the Austin area can listen on the radio, via 103.1 FM.

The winner moves on to play either South Carolina or Duke in the Final Four.

Here is everything that TCU said Sunday about Texas during pregame news conferences for Prince, head coach Mark Campbell and senior guards Madison Conner and Hailey Van Lith:

GOLDEN: How freshman Bryanna Preston kept Texas basketball’s national title hopes alive

TCU vs Texas: Frogs’ first impressions about the Longhorns

Campbell: “There’s not many holes. They’re incredible. They have size and great post play. They have depth, really athletic, have one of the best point guards in college basketball. And they’re a 1 seed for a reason. So we’re going to have to play a heck of a game and Coach Vic and his staff obviously do a tremendous job with their system, style of play.”

Elite Eight matchups: TCU thoughts on Texas post players Taylor Jones and Kyla Oldacre

Campbell: “Oh, incredible. Taylor Jones is an athletic, strong, versatile post player and the depth they have at the post position, they got a lot of big bodies that they can throw at you. They’re a load. They’re a load down there. They wear on you.”

What does Texas point guard Rori Harmon have left to prove?

TCU vs Texas: Horned Frogs’ familiarity with Longhorns

Campbell: “Yeah, Coach Schaefer, his system and what they do, he doesn’t really change it. He’s really good at it. It helps to be familiar with his system but we have a whole new team and obviously they have new players. So you can look at some film a little bit from last year, but really you’re just scrubbing this year’s team and trying to figure out what we gotta do to have a chance to beat these guys.”

Texas vs TCU: Sedona Prince’s much-publicized departure from Texas

Prince: “I don’t think it I really realized how much it affected me until probably this year, to be honest. But, yeah, I mean, I’m from Austin, raised in Austin, committed in eighth grade. Texas was my dream school, 40 minutes from where I grew up, and my family. I won’t go into details, because it’s a long time ago, and there are things if you want to go research it but — yeah, I mean, it was a very, very difficult year for me as a young woman, as a young player to be thinking I was a part of a family and to be treated in the way that I was.

“So I held a lot in my heart and my soul that I didn’t know I was carrying around for a long time, and you don’t really realize how much trauma can affect you until all of the sudden you’re hit with a wall and then it’s like, oh man, this has been, you know — this has been weighing me down for a very long time.

“So the staff isn’t there, but I have so much respect for Vic and what he’s done with the program. I think he’s an amazing coach. I have no hard feelings. I’ve healed from it. It’s shaped me into a better person. I’m grateful for that and where it led me to go to Oregon, to leave college and come here. There is nothing else that could have led me here and taught me so many valuable lessons and shaped me into the person I am today without going through those atrocities that I went through.”

NCAA Tournament: TCU’s Hailey Van Lith beating Texas in 2023 while playing at Louisville

Van Lith: “What I remember — mostly we didn’t get to host that year, we had to go into Texas. They were supposed to beat us by a lot. And, you know, it was kind of like Louisville DNA came out there where we scrapped out on defense, and I think we ended up winning by double digits at least.

“But it was a great game. We played really well. I think, you know, Rori (Harmon) might have got hurt at some point in that game, she didn’t play the whole game. But I mean, all I remember — it was a great win for us. We pulled off an upset on their home court, which was huge.”

TCU vs Texas: What about the Longhorns’ current backcourt?

Van Lith: “I think, again, they’re elite defensively, their backcourt, they have a lot of athletic, strong guards who can do different things. They’re versatile, they have a lot of different personnel. So scout — like personnel and knowing the scout will be huge, and at the end of the day the theme of the NCAA Tournament is toughness. So they’re going to be tough. We know they’re going to be tough. They have that DNA in them, so we’re going to have to match that.”

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