Sales and Merchandising Representative

DESCRIPTION

We are currently recruiting for a results-oriented Retail Representative to represent our clients.

This Full-Time role offers you the unique opportunity to utilize your retail sales experience in a more strategic way through the development of direct sales, merchandising and POS placement.

As a member of our sales team, you will be responsible for calling on clients in the Grocery, Gas & Convenience Retail Channel to communicate and execute sales and merchandising strategies, promotions and guidelines.

In this position you will be accountable to drive results by identifying volume opportunities, providing excellent customer service, supplying product information and ensuring product dominance and distribution.

Your excellent communication and sales skills are complemented by your enthusiasm and superior presentation abilities. Highly organized with excellent communication skills, you are a natural problem solver with a knack for sales and building strong relationships with clients

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primarily provides sales merchandising coverage and coverage of retail special projects for an assigned territory through in-store execution of our client’s priorities and objectives as set forth by Management to achieve superior in-store results in an assigned territory.

Responsibilities : Handheld reporting

Handheld reporting

New item placement

Maintaining 100% distribution on existing items

Ensuring adherence to shelving guidelines and plan-o-grams

Pricing audits

Building displays and placing point of sale material

Building relationships with store personnel

Negotiating product placement

Communicating client information and sell promotions

QUALIFICATIONS

Prior territory retail experience is preferred

Strong relationship and persuasive communication skills

Organized, self-motivated and able to work independently with minimum supervision

Computer literate and comfortable using digital technology (handheld, camera, etc.)

Regular access to a reliable vehicle, a valid driver’s license and safe driving record and able to meet vehicle insurance requirements

Able to lift a minimum of 30 lbs, stand, bend, reach on a daily basis

Able to drive for extended periods of time

Ability to store sample products and racking

Access to high speed Internet

ABOUT US

Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada.

We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.

Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting.

Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.

Acosta and its subsidiaries is an