EVENT SPECIALIST

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. </p

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

• Setup and breakdown of demonstration event (demonstration cart provided at store; involves some heavy pushing and physical work)
• Purchase products and demonstration supplies (funds provided by demo expense card in advance)
• Execute demonstrations on scheduled date and time; prepare food, conduct sampling, engage audience, promote and educate consumers on products
• Clean equipment and demonstration areas after use (clean individual cart and general demonstration area)
• Build strong relationships with store managers and store customers
• Report event success daily via our online reporting system
• Knowledge base of product and program scheduled to execute
• Assembly and disassembling materials (i.e. POP) and equipment (i.e. microwaves, toasters, etc.) used in events.
• Follow all food safety requirements and regulations

Job Requirements

• High School or equivalent
• Experience in event marketing, demonstrations or retail/grocery is highly desirable
• Experience with computers and websites
• Friendly, outgoing personality; confidence and enthusiasm to engage retail shoppers
• Ability to prepare and serve food samples utilizing cooking apparatus required for raw meats, produce, and other items
• Great communication skills
• Reliable transportation to/from your specified location is required
• Capable of light physical work; such as pushing demonstration carts and setting them up
• Outside employment that does not interfere with the responsibilities and schedule of this program
• Must have access to a computer and a phone
• Must have basic knowledge on how to use a computer
• Must have basic knowledge of how to download documents from a website or an email
• Must have reliable Internet access to receive schedule, updates, and submit event reports
• Neat appearance
• Ability to stand for a minimum of six (6) hours
• Ability to push cart from storage area to event execution area
• Ability to push 52 to 74lbs without assistance
• Ability to reach a minimum shelf height of 60 inches without assistance

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed;
it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Are you passionate about Service Excellence, Results, Integrity, Entrepreneurial Focus and Leadership? These are our values at ASM. Come learn why “Winning Together” is more than just words on a piece of paper. It is the vision by which we live our mission as an organization: “To create outstanding value for clients and customers through superior sales execution, operational excellence and innovative marketing services.”

APPLY ONLINE:

http://www.asmnet.com/Careers/Pages/CareerPortal-HV.aspx?fuseaction=mHvexternal.showPositionDetails&PID=23

>Multiple locations are available throughout the Las Vegas Valley and Henderson. Please try the easy zip code search feature to find locations most convenient for you.

ASM asks all job seekers to apply online in order to maintain consistency in our hiring process and so that your resume will be routed to the correct recruiter as we currently have over one hundred open positions. If you would like to learn more about our company before submitting your resume online, our home page http://www.asmnet.com is a great place to start.

ASM is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, ASM shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

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