This is a part time position available in the Rochester area. 20 hours per weekFlexible work scheduleJob SummaryThe Brand Ambassador is responsible for raising brand awareness and increasing sales within the assigned sales territory. Brand Ambassadors are responsible for promoting our products, ensuring distribution and the proper merchandising of our product on shelf. They provide shelf management support, including restocking and rotating products, securing secondary displays and distribution of point-of-sales materials. The Brand Ambassador serves as the eyes and ears of our sales team within our customer's locations, providing feedback and competitive insights from within their respective markets. The position is both customer (retailer) and consumer facing and will aid in product education and the resolution of any service or quality concerns.The Brand Ambassador must have a minimum of an associate's degree and prior merchandising experience.Job ResponsibilitiesThe main objective of the Brand Ambassador's work is to:
- Increasing sales volume within their market area
- Communicate the benefits of our products to customers and consumers
- Educate store personnel regarding our products, our company and the resources we provide in support of their business
- Aid in store merchandising, securing secondary placements when available
- Report on inventory levels within stores covered
- Remove any expired or damaged products
- Meet with dairy managers for sales planning and re-ordering purposes
- Surveying stores, and forecast sales
- Address customer and consumer concerns or issues
- Provide timely and accurate feedback to both our sales and quality assurance teams
The Brand Ambassador additional responsibilities including:
- Participate in new store openings
- Provide competitive retail insights within their respective marketing area
- Assist in identifying potential areas for improvement within our operations (e.g. distribution, customer service, etc.)
- Aid in developing store/market specific strategies and drafting goals for our company
- Build a strong rapport at many levels within our customer locations (e.g. dairy manager, receivers, store management, etc.)
- Perform other duties as needed (e.g. quality control support)
Required Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThe Brand Ambassador must be knowledgeable about their customers, the market, competitors and our products and services. The Brand Ambassador must also have the following skills and abilities:
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organizational skills, detail oriented
- Effective time management skills
- Strong relationship building skills
- Competitive desire to succeed and a passion for sales
- Strong presentation skills
- Sales planning skills
- Working knowledge of mobile technologies to report progress
- Clean driver's license, self-insured, as the position requires extensive travel
Education and ExperienceMinimum of an associate's degree in marketing, business or related field
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in business-to-business sales merchandising
- Grocery sales merchandizing experience preferred
Physical Demands and Work EnvironmentThe physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Stand and walk
- Lift or move up to 50 pounds
- Vision abilities required include close vision and working at a computer monitor
- Ability to spend hours driving an automobile as job requires extensive travel
- Often working within a refrigerated location (dairy coolers)