Food Demo/Event Specialist

Job Title: Event Specialist - 580

Job Description: Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC (ASM) is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. ASM services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Job Purpose
An Event Specialist generates excitement, brand awareness, and increases product sales through event sampling and promotions. The Event Specialist is responsible for reading all program materials, set up and breakdown of their working area, preparing and sampling products on scheduled event days.

Job Responsibilities

Conduct Demo Event for approximately 6 hours.
Engage the consumer by creating brand awareness and enthusiasm
Dynamically and aggressively sell product to consumers
Sample product to consumers (may include cooking)
Move around cart area to approach customers within 10 feet of cart and engage them in a professional manner which generates enthusiasm for the product and the event
May be required to expediently escort customers from cart location to other locations within store to obtain product

Job Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Significant experience in event marketing, demonstrations, sales, or retail/grocery is highly desirable
Ability to build strong relationships with store Managers and store customers
Friendly, outgoing personality; confidence and enthusiasm to engage retail shoppers
Great communication skills e.g. ability to connect with customers and sell products
Basic knowledge of how to use a computer; access the internet; send, receive, and review email; download documents from website or email; submit event reports.