Demo & Merchandising Specialist Minneapolis

Who We Are

Were Chomps the fastest-growing snack brand in the U.S. and were reimagining snacking. Our meat snacks are made using high-quality proteins no sugar and real ingredients because we believe snacking should be simple delicious and convenient. Chomps can be found in over 30000 stores nationwide with a strong e-commerce presence. Our mission is to inspire educate and fuel our community with accessible real food that doesnt compromise on taste.

Traits of a Chompian

If youve been called scrappy resourceful and persistent then you might just be a Chompian. Youre a team player whos self-motivated and action-oriented. Youre committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. Youre a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details research and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do and youll go the extra mile for your team consumers and audience. Youre hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health fitness and nutrition. Sound like you Then we want to meat you.

This job post is for the following location:

Minneapolis MN

**Once hired you will be employed through our third party partners WorkWell Workforce solutions. This role is not direct employment with Chomps.**

Title: Retail Specialist

Hourly Pay: $25-$35 depending on experience

Full time:40 hours a week

What You Will Do

The Retail Specialist is our Chompian in stores sharing the product benefits premium attributes and uses of Chomps. The Retail Specialist supports our Business Analytics function and Account Owners in conducting in store demonstrations and store visits in their region while functioning as the conduit between the brand product and consumer at point of purchase.

Responsibilities

• Conduct store visits in Grocery and Natural channel retailers per direction of Sales and Business Analytics Teams (About 40% of workload).
  • New item acceptance (close voids) in Key Accounts to include but not limited to: Whole Foods Fresh Thyme Lunds & Byerlys Cub Coburns)
  • Merchandising: Pack out product from back of house and drive new orders.
  • Shelf tag management/promotional compliance.
  • Secondary Displays and selling in shipper program.
  • Product education.
• Execute demos in store (50% of workload): Must build baseline understanding of Chomps message points to clearly communicate food credentials product benefits premium attributes and uses to consumers at point of purchase.
• Must be able to establish a quick rapport with a wide variety of shoppers and store personnel while building relationships at store level.
• Demonstrate a sales acumen yielding strong demonstration performance by meeting our exceeding sales goals.
• All activity (Demos/Store Visits) will be processed through retail CRM platform (Repsly).
• Must be prepared to engage in physical activity including ability to stand on feet for entire length of demonstration (up to 8 hours) and lift products up to 40lbs.
• Prepared to travel locally approximately 90% of the time.
• Accepts responsibility for the organization goals by taking ownership of new and different duties and identifying new opportunities at retail.

Who You Are

*Once hired you will be employed through our third party partners WorkWell Workforce solutions. This role is not direct employment with Chomps.

Perks they offer:

• Medical dental and vision benefits
• Accrued paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• Opportunities for bonus based on performance
• Monthly wellness reimbursement
• Cell phone stipend

Our Commitment

Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives which comes from diversity of all types at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.

Were aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they dont believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position. Chomps does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship at this must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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