Retail Specialist

WHY YOU'LL DIG YOUR GIG

In short, our purpose at TEAM is to blow people’s minds and steal their hearts with incredible brand experiences. We want you to help us help our brands do amazing, unprecedented, wildly creative things, creating moments that people never forget and that people will want to share with others. To make all that great work happen takes a lot of coordination and organization behind the scenes.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The main responsibility of the part-time Retail Specialists is to build the brand among leading retail (off-premise) accounts. The program will focus on cultivating account relationships, executing promotional samplings, and educating both staff and consumers. The Retail Specialist will have the following key tasks:

Responsibilities

• Schedule and activate KPIs within an assigned off-premise target account list
• Support sell-in and sell-through in selected off-premise accounts
• Cultivate relationships with staff & decision-makers at accounts on the list to drive recommendation of brand.
• Schedule and execute sampling activities to promote recommendations and grow conversion rates
• Increase awareness of brand through education and engagement
• Gather competitive trends and information from the market, social media, and transform this information into insights and opportunities for the brand
• Weekly report including objectives, weekly accomplishments, and surveying for the previous week

Trade/ Consumer Responsibilities:

• Execute consumer activities in line with the brand plans
• Provide world class education to consumers and staff on Bourbon category
• Create and foster relationships with key stakeholders

Financial and Reporting Responsibilities

• Specialist will be paid by activity

o Potential earnings: $3,150/month

• Ensure the delivery of KPI’s on time and within budget
• Utilize the PULSE Reporting Tool to plan, manage and report on all activity in the field within 24 hours of activation
• Track time to effectively to plan, manage and report on all activity in the field
• Provide requested materials for recap of all events in a timely manner

The Retail Specialist Program champions those with an entrepreneurial spirit, providing multiple opportunities to enhance the standard pay for the part-time role. In addition to reimbursing gas and tolls, we offer monthly incentives and bonus opportunities. We want to help you advance and grow your career, reward hard work, and offer opportunities to learn more about the industry.

WAYS TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD

• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently, proactively and take initiative
• Must have an understanding and be passionate about the spirits industry, especially the bourbon category
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assigned budgets
• Influential and excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills. You will have opportunities to display excellent verbal communication skills while also delivering impactful presentations in front of groups of people
• Skilled with time management and adhering to deadlines
• Must have the flexibility to work nights and weekends and occasional Holidays (approximately 15 hours / week)
• Previous event experience is a plus

WHO WE ARE

TEAM is a topnotch experiential marketing agency who develops and executes creative marketing campaigns rooted in strategy, insights and decades of learning. We partner with the best brands and people to deliver experiences that create inspiration at the point of engagement. Our roster of talent is essential to executing quality campaigns which live up to our high standards, for more information visit us on our website, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.