Bilingual (EN/FR) PT Merchandising Representative

at  Encore Market Engagement

JOB BRIEF

In this role, you will represent Saveur NB, an industry-led not-for-profit organization that proudly promotes local food and beverage producers, processors, through sales and merchandising activities in various channels.

WHAT ENCORE’S ALL ABOUT:

At Encore, we possess the expertise in field sales to ensure our clients are successful in their most critical market channels. Going deep with few…being nimble and responsive for us is more than a turn of phrase, it is a way of life…and it comes down to the following Vision and Mission that compel us to outperform every day. Our Vision: The first choice for tier-one organizations seeking to optimize their field sales investment. Our Mission: Provide uncompromising quality of service and unparalleled calibre of thinking…developing strategies and delivering solutions that enable our clients to win.
The Opportunity: BILINGUAL (EN/FR) PART-TIME MERCHANDISING REPRESENTATIVE - MONCTON/ SAINT JOHN/FREDERICTON TERRITORY - APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS / WEEK

POSITION SUMMARY

Your role is to support sales and visibility of Saveur NB, on the brand’s mission to provide strategic support to New Brunswick food and beverage products and companies facilitating their growth. You will be verifying compliance and maintenance of the point of sale material in your stores. Through your higher-performer personality, you will ensure that the brand represented is executed at the highest level at the outlets you cover. In order to do this, you will need to deliver on the call coverage objectives, increase distribution & visibility of the marketing materials, execute brand priorities and build relationships with key store contacts.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

You have previous sales and/or merchandising experience, preferably in the grocery channel. If not in the grocery channel, don’t worry, as long as you share the same values, we can teach you all you need to know once you’re on board.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING EVERY DAY

• Build rapport and communicate with Department managers
• Recommend merchandising and display ideas
• Share information on client promotions or updates
• Enthusiastically promote the benefits of the brand
• Share cross-merchandising and display ideas and photos with Department Managers

At Encore, we feel that no matter your background, what’s most important to your success and ours is the way you interact with others. Don’t get us wrong, if you have the right experience and skills, that’s great. So, if you’re thinking about working with Encore, it’s important that you know what we’ll expect from you:

• You believe in winning
• You bring passion and innovative thinking that will deliver results
• You believe that the words ‘work’ and ‘fun’ belong in the same sentenc