Sales and Merchandising Representative for Conagra

at  Encore Market Engagement

JOB BRIEF

In this role, you will represent Conagra Brands, a tier one, consumer packaged goods company, selling and merchandising their iconic brands in grocery stores and mass retail 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 caliber of thinking…developing strategies and delivering solutions that enable our clients to win.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Our client is Conagra Brands, a tier one, CPG company with many trusted brands. Your role is to be the customer service and product expert! Through your higher-performer, persuasive and goal-oriented personality, you will ensure that the brands you represent are executed at the highest level at the outlets you cover. To do this, you will need to deliver on the building blocks of selling and merchandising: maximizing distribution, identifying volume opportunities, selling in and placing point-of-sale material and displays, maintaining call coverage objectives and executing brand priorities by building strong relationships with key store contacts. Said differently: WE need YOU to make sure our client’s products OUTSELL the competitors!

YOUR EXPERIENCE:

You have previous sales and/or merchandising experience, preferably in the grocery/retail channel. If not in the grocery/retail 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 WILL BE DOING EVERY DAY:

• Drive Sales: Selling and building displays, placing point-of-sale material, Plan-o-Gram compliance
• Merchandising: Main Shelf, Displays & Stock Replenishment
• Support new product launches
• Check and correct distribution voids/out-of-stocks
• Build relationships (customer service) with key store personnel - this is an important component of the role!
• Call Coverage: You will have a set # of retail calls to achieve every day
• Product quality control
• Gathering & reporting on field insights using an iPad

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