CDS Event Manager - Product Demonstration

CDS Full Time Event Manager
- Product Demonstration

We want you to help us shape the future of shopping experiences and deliver on our purpose of connecting people with the products and experiences that enrich their lives. Joining Advantage Solutions means joining a network of 65,000 teammates serving 4,000+ brands and retail customers across 40+ countries. All the while, being provided the opportunities, support, and enrichment you need to grow your career.

CDS Full Time Event Manager
- Product Demonstration

We want you to help us shape the future of shopping experiences and deliver on our purpose of connecting people with the products and experiences that enrich their lives. Joining Advantage Solutions means joining a network of 65,000 teammates serving 4,000+ brands and retail customers across 40+ countries. All the while, being provided the opportunities, support, and enrichment you need to grow your career.

In this position, you'll lead the team that brings brands to life in the club - recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising in-store Product Demonstrators. You'll oversee product preparation and presentation, ensure top-notch service for every Club member, and keep communication flowing between warehouse managers, vendors, and your demonstrators, including support for new location grand openings.

• Set schedule of Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00AM-5:00PM (may vary based on needs)
• Work-life balance
• 401(k) plan
• Generous paid time off
• We offer benefits that can be customized to meet your family's needs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, supplemental voluntary plans, wellness programs, and access to discounts through Associate Perks

• Are comfortable recruiting, training, and leading a team in a friendly, motivating way
• Have an Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
• Bring 3+ years of related experience in retail, hospitality, or food environments
• Are detail-oriented with strong leadership and communication skills
• Have a proven track record of leading high-performing teams
• Can exercise independent judgment and coach employees through performance issues
• Are flexible and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Are available to participate in new location grand openings as needed

The Company 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. The Company 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 Duty

• Direct all activities engaged in successful events, promotion and sales of vendor products
• Communicate strategies and tactics to achieve sales, service and operational excellence
• Support the maintenance and ongoing development of corporate governance framework, policies and procedures
• Collaborate with the District Manager to evaluate various event performance metrics, including execution rates, sales performance, labor hours and operational costs and make adjustments as necessary
• Achieve defined revenue and net income objectives through sales activation, strategy and expense management
• Optimize customer satisfaction/loyalty through improved operations

• Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources

• This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job

Education Level: (Required):
Associate's Degree or equivalent experience

(Preferred):
Bachelor's Degree Or equivalent experience

Field of Study/Area of

Experience:

Degree Program/Major (e.g. Marketing, Business Administration or related field)

3-5 Years of experience in a client-side, branded, consumer-packaged goods company; or a combination of supplier-side and client-side experience

• Ability to Work Independently & Prioritize with minimal supervision, in order to…