Event Specialist Part Time Sales at BJ's Wholesale Club

Advantage Solutions 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. Advantage Solutions services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers.

The 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, and preparing and sampling products on scheduled event days. Advantage Sales and Marketing, where we provide top-notch training and offer competitive pay rates.

* Set up, break down, product preparation and sampling during in-store demonstrations. * Generate brand awareness and positive product impressions to increase sales. * Assess customers individual usage needs and interests in order to best recommend products. * Timely complete of all call reports, paperwork, and on-going personal training by required deadlines. * 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 * Push cart weighing 52-74 lbs. distance of 150-300 feet (from storage area to event execution area) * Carry appliances/equipment weighing up to 20 lbs. a distance of 5-10 feet and up to 10 feet overhead * Purchase product and supplies (requires lifting up to 40 lbs. and reaching up to 10 feet; carrying up to 40 lbs. for a distance of 5 feet) * Assemble cart; Construct/set-up/display Point of Purchase materials- insert price signs, display product information and hoist sign with assistance up to 5 lbs. * Set up/display product/materials on cart * Clean-up/Sanitize Cart * Disassemble Cart * Push cart weighing 52-74 lbs. distance of 150-300 feet (from event execution area to storage area) * Return appliances/equipment (requires carrying/lifting up to 20 lbs. a distance of 5-10 feet and reaching up to 10 feet overhead) * Wash Utensils/Cookware * Study product materials to develop product knowledge * Review event schedule * Complete call reports and timesheets * Attend trainings; products/ materials * Check voice mails, emails * Participate in scheduled calls with Supervisor/others as needed

* High School Diploma preferred or equivalent job-related experience. * Experience in event marketing, demonstrations, sales, brand promotion or retail/grocery preferred. * Interact in a friendly, enthusiastic, energetic and outgoing manner with management, clients, and consumers in any setting. * Stand comfortably for up to 6 hours a day. * Able to work independently and as a motivated team player. * Ability to work a part-time retail schedule, Monday through Sunday. * Access to reliable transportation. * Daily access to a PC computer with internet/email access.