Summary
Full Time Retail Sales Specialist
All interviews will be conducted virtually
Our company has the perfect opportunity for a candidate that looks forward to new product releases by top companies. This full time Retail Sales Specialist job is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who can work effectively with store management to increase sales and execute client-driven merchandising that meet the client's expectations. The sales representative will need to be outgoing, friendly, and be able to drive sales and brand awareness for our client's products at Top Major Retailers and Convenience Stores. You will be engaging and educating the customers on their next purchase of some of the leading brands in retail.The ideal candidate is independent, self-motivated, ambitious, and driven to succeed. Apply today to join our team!
What We Offer:
Competitive compensation, paid training and ongoing career development
The opportunity to grow your career with Advantage solutions, the largest sales and marketing agency in North America.
Responsibilities:
Meet and exceed sales goals, by educating store managers on merchandising analytics - more product nets more profitability.
Share data on sales volume, seasonal profits, and maximize their sales revenue within the store using sales analysis from your company provided iPAD.
Must have the ability to communicate effectively both internally with management and externally with all Customers.
Increase sales volume through promotional activity by selling and building displays, creating themes with related items to support holiday/special promo events, and making plan-o-gram adjustments when necessary.
Maintain client objectives by insuring all authorized client items represented on the shelf have accurate and complete tags and making certain that un-saleable or out-of-code product is removed.
Will work on the authorization of items to meet Client shelf schematic standards. Must be able to take direction regarding tagging, rotating, and placing POS materials for products on shelf.
Achieve client goals and objectives by effectively managing stores within your territory and executing projects and standards.
Increase brand representation and effectiveness through establishing and maintaining customer and client relationships.
Will complete accurate and timely paperwork and reports, recaps, itineraries, timesheets, expense reports, etc.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities
The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
Position Summary
The Retail Sales Specialist (RSS) is responsible for servicing and selling to retail accounts within an assigned territory to assure client standards are met and volume is increased. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, ambitious, and driven to succeed. This person should also have strong communication skills with the confidence to influence key decision makers at store level. They must possess excellent organizational skills and have the ability to work independently.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Distribution
- Meet client and Company objectives by maintaining full distribution on all authorized SKU's.
Customer Relations
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively both internally with management and externally with all Customers.
Sales
Sell at store level "live orders" on multiple clients (>5 clients) in over 50% of their stores on the monthly basis.
Increase sales volume through promotional activity by selling and building displays, creating themes with related items to support holiday/special promo events, and making plan-o-gram adjustments when necessary.
Increase sales volume by constantly suggesting and completing orders for new and out-of-stock items.
Merchandising
- Maintain client objectives by insuring all authorized client items represented on the shelf have accurate and complete tags and making certain that un-saleable or out-of-code product is removed.
Shelf Standards and Conditions:
- Will work on the authorization of items to meet Client shelf schematic standards. Must be able to take direction regarding tagging, rotating, and placing POS materials for products on shelf.
Territory Management
Achieve client goals and objectives by effectively managing stores within your territory and executing projects and standards.
Increase brand representation and effectiveness through establishing and maintaining customer and client relationships.
Spend over 4-days per month in preparing and making wholesaler sub-group headquarter calls with a minimum of four sub-group calls.
Administration/Reporting
- Will complete accurate and timely paperwork and reports, recaps, itineraries, timesheets, expense reports, etc.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports
Indirect Reports
This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports
Travel and/or Driving Requirements
- Travel is not an essential duty and function of this job. Driving is an essential duty or function of this job.
Minimum Qualifications
Education Level
Field of Study/Area of Experience
- 0-2 years of experience in retail, Client, or food broker
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Ability to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines
Basic computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, and Internet usage
Ability to follow up
Mathematical and analytical skills
Environmental & Physical Requirements
Field / Administrative Requirements
Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work may be performed in an office, field, retail store, or warehouse environment. Typically requires the ability to spend 66%+ hours each work day doing the following activities: engage in considerable physical activity, ability to lift and/or push up to 50 pounds, stand on feet for long periods of time, use products or cook food as appropriate for the demonstration, and may be required to work in extremely cold conditions (i.