Houston Connect Demo - Selling Demo Rep - Part-Time N SHEPHERD DR

Overview

Central Market is a specialty grocery that started in Austin, Texas in 1994, and has grown to multiple locations across the state. What makes Central Market one of the freshest markets in the country is the selection of edible offerings. We go straight to the source to bring you the finest food and drink the world has to offer. With hundreds of cheeses, thousands of wines, acres of produce, and aisles of experts, Central Market is a foodie’s wonderland.

Our commitment beyond the plate is another reason we’re a cut above. We believe food is a way of uniting families and communities, of preserving cultures, and of starting new traditions. Each of our stores is a market in the truest sense and is a place to exchange goods, services, and ideas for those really into food.

• As a Selling Demo Representative, you’ll sell products through various selling and hospitality events to educate and inform Customers of product features to drive customer engagement and sales.
• Engage Customers with enthusiasm, sharing product knowledge, samples, and savings information; find opportunities to surprise and delight Customers.
• Provide excellent customer service; answer product-related questions; help Customers locate merchandise.
• Review educational materials and experience products prior to each scheduled event.
• Ensure all selling material, including signage and coupons, is printed and displayed to support customer engagement.
• Prepare, stage, execute, and close events, including product, equipment, supplies, safety needs, marketing materials, sample payment, and scheduling system updates.
• Prepare products for use in demonstrations / samplings.
• Review daily sales reports and understand success metrics.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and H-E-B food safety regulations and department SOPs daily.
• Attend required food safety and related trainings.
• Maintain a professional, clean, healthy, and safe work environment.
• Cleans workstation area and assist other sales Partners as needed.

• Minimum age 18 (mandatory).
• Experience in sales or customer service.
• Experience in product demonstration (preferred).

• Knowledge of sales or product demonstration (preferred).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to communicate all product ingredients and recipe components to inform Customers with allergy or dietary concerns.
• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours.
• A passion for customer service and hospitality.

• Constantly stand, reach at waist, and grasp.
• Occasionally walk, reach overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, and push/pull with arms.
• Occasionally be exposed to cold and hot temperatures, loud noise, and wet conditions.
• Demonstrate the ability to lift 35 lbs, and manage more than 25 lbs in some cases.
• Understand typical daily time-and-task measurements (Constantly: 5.5+ hours; Frequently: 2.5-5.5 hours; Occasionally: 0-2.5 hours).
• Never lift beyond personal safe lifting limit; break down heavy items or seek assistance as needed.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part-time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industries:
  Retail