Retail Representative - Reach

<strong>Acosta is proud to foster a corporate culture that is empowering, inclusive and responsible. Our values center on people, integrity, results, trust, teamwork, innovation, and balance. Having associates who live these values and have a great passion for what they do makes Acosta a terrific company to work for.</strong>

Waukesha, WI

Acosta - REACH

<p class="p1"><strong>At Acosta, we connect people to the brands they love. We are a leading provider of sales and marketing services in the consumer goods, retail, and foodservice industries across North America and the U.K. With more than 20,000 high-performing associates, we are committed to helping our clients win in the modern marketplace. </strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Acosta is proud to foster a corporate culture that is empowering, inclusive and responsible. Our values center on people, integrity, results, trust, teamwork, innovation, and balance and our associates live these values every day. </strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>At Acosta, benefits are about so much more than just medical or retirement plans. They are about supporting the overall well-being of our associates. When we can help our associates achieve lifelong well-being, it allows us to set an example and inspire the same in the customers and clients we serve. We offer a competitive benefits package and programs that support flexibility and work/life balance.</strong></p> https://www.acosta.com/

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Regular Full-Time

Overview: <p>Acosta is offering a <strong>Sign-On bonus</strong>!&nbsp; Apply to hear more about the details!</p> <p>You will be responsible for identifying opportunities, achieving strategic goals, and building relationships within an assigned territory through sales calls at key retail accounts. Primary responsibilities include increasing sales and market share of the brands represented, while managing on-shelf availability across multiple categories.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul><li>Maximizing brand awareness and communicating new product opportunities, using sales data to drive in store actions. </li><li>Building relationships with key retail decision makers (department and store managers). </li><li>Identifying and implementing in store merchandising opportunities to increase brand visibility and availability while ensuring stock levels are maintained. </li><li>Ensuring client’s promotional activity is implemented and that products are on display in the correct location and with good availability. </li><li>Providing insightful and actionable market intelligence feedback. </li><li>Attending and actively contributing to Team Meetings. </li><li>Meeting the physical requirements </li><li>Other duties as assigned</li></ul>
Requirements: <ul><li>Education Requirements: </li><li>Associate Degree Work Experience Requirements: </li><li>1-year related work experience </li><li>In-store sales experience </li><li>Must live in assigned territory Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements: </li><li>Ability to prioritize sales time in relation to account opportunities/priorities </li><li>Outgoing personality with ability to build relationships across a wide array of personality types from diverse backgrounds </li><li>Ability to toggle efficiently between multiple programs to plan and achieve desired outcomes </li><li>Ability to comprehend and derive strategy from sales data </li><li>Must have excellent presentation and communication skills </li><li>Traits: EQ (Emotional intelligence), Intellectually curious, strong work ethic, self-confidence, coachable, analytical </li><li>This position requires that you drive on behalf of Acosta Sales & Marketing, and as such, any DUI/DWI conviction in the past 36 months will be an immediate disqualifier for this position </li><li>Familiar with efficiently routing a territory based on opportunity </li><li>Highly self-motivated and self-disciplined with ability to work effectively with little or no supervision </li><li>Ability to critically think through day to day situations and adjust strategy and direction accordingly </li><li>Ability to pre-plan for sales calls via fact-based selling </li><li>Must have reliable transportation</li></ul>