Sales Promotions Coordinator jobs in Houston, TX

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Position Summary
Deliver promotional events and activities at customers’ locations to increase brand awareness and sales of company products.

Essential Functions

• Create a fun environment at point of sales to attract customers and promote our products during special radio, TV, and store events.
• Interact with customers and management in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner to generate brand awareness to increase sales.
• Engage and assist customers; influence customer to enter contests and participate on the company’s social media outlets; promote customer participation in sharing pictures, videos, and recipes.
• Prepare and demonstrate new and or promoted products to store customers through sample arrangements and by demonstrating recipes using company products.
• Provide excellent customer service; assess the needs of the customer to best recommend products; use product slicer to fill orders and or provide samples to customers; complete order process for purchases.
• Maintain store shelf standards and inventory through various merchandising strategies, including but not limited to rotation of products; ensure pricing matches current promotions and current marketing and promotional materials are displayed.
• Train and assist store brand representatives.
• Clean area and equipment as required by supermarket and local health code.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year of sales experience
• Flexibility to rotate stores and locations
• Ability to travel to multiple supermarket locations
• Food handler’s permit
• Driver’s License which meets company requirements
• Personal vehicle which meets company standards for licensing and insurance
• MVR which meets Bar-S driving standards with review by Bar-S Human Capital
• Customer service skills including the ability to manage and respond to different customer situations while maintaining a positive and friendly attitude
• Must demonstrate strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Fully fluent in Spanish
• Proven ability to motivate self and others
• The ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, meet deadlines, present a professional demeanor and work well independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree in Business, Marketing or related field
• Fully fluent in English
• Food product and or consumer packaged goods sales experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including skills with Outlook, Word and Excel

Physical Requirements

• Able to stand for a full shift of 8 – 10 hours.
• Can regularly lift and move 30 pound boxes/buckets on/off shelves or cart/hand-truck.
• Can repeatedly twist, turn, kneel, stoop, stand, rotate, bend, push or pull to move 30 pounds.

Work Environment

• Able to work in a cold environment of approximately 34˚ F for prolonged periods of time.
• Availability to work weekends and evenings (until approximately 8:00 pm).
• Able to travel up to 90% of the time, including overnight stays for up to 5 days at a time.

BENEFITS

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

· Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, 10 days paid time off, paid parental leave, paid holidays, & state mandated sick time, if applicable

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Sigma provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Sigma complies with applicable federal, state and locals’ laws, including fair employment practices and equal employment opportunity when conducting recruiting and hiring, governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• fluent English (Preferred)
• fluent Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Houston, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road