Job Brief

In this role, you will represent Saveur NB, an industry-led not-for-profit organization that proudly promotes local food and beverage producers, processors, through sales and merchandising activities in various channels.

What Encore's All About:

At Encore, we possess the expertise in field sales to ensure our clients are successful in their most critical market channels. Going deep with few...being nimble and responsive for us is more than a turn of phrase, it is a way of life...and it comes down to the following Vision and Mission that compel us to outperform every day. Our Vision: The first choice for tier-one organizations seeking to optimize their field sales investment. Our Mission: Provide uncompromising quality of service and unparalleled calibre of thinking...developing strategies and delivering solutions that enable our clients to win.

The Opportunity: BILINGUAL (EN/FR) PART-TIME MERCHANDISING REPRESENTATIVE - MONCTON/ SAINT JOHN/FREDERICTON TERRITORY - APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS / WEEK

Access to a vehicle is required.

Position Summary

Your role is to support sales and visibility of Saveur NB, on the brand’s mission to provide strategic support to New Brunswick food and beverage products and companies facilitating their growth. You will be verifying compliance and maintenance of the point of sale material in your stores. Through your higher-performer personality, you will ensure that the brand represented is executed at the highest level at the outlets you cover. In order to do this, you will need to deliver on the call coverage objectives, increase distribution & visibility of the marketing materials, execute brand priorities and build relationships with key store contacts.

What You'll Be Doing Every Day

Build rapport and communicate with Department managers

Recommend merchandising and display ideas

Share information on client promotions or updates

Enthusiastically promote the benefits of the brand

Share cross-merchandising and display ideas and photos with Department Managers

The RIGHT Candidate:

At Encore, we feel that no matter your background, what’s most important to your success and ours is the way you interact with others. Don’t get us wrong, if you have the right experience and skills, that’s great. So, if you’re thinking about working with Encore, it’s important that you know what we’ll expect from you:

You believe in winning
You bring passion and innovative thinking that will deliver results
You believe that the words ‘work’ and ‘fun’ belong in the same sentence

You can be described as:

Authentic
Solutions-oriented
Intellectually curious
Self-motivated
Receptive
Assertive
Driven
Continuously challenging yourself
Having business maturity, professional

A few other things we'll expect from you:

A genuine interest in part-time, long-term employment
This role can be physical at times - you must be able to lift and move up to 25 pounds
Full access to a reliable vehicle
High-speed internet with WiFi at home
The ability to store some supplies at home and transport them in your vehicle

What You'll Love

Many of our projects offer you the flexibility to work hours that suit your schedule.

We give you the tools you need to do your job easily, including cool, new technology.
We have an awesome management team that are truly committed to your success.
We have Values that aren’t just written on our walls or printed in our handbook. We live and breathe these values every day. This is what we promise to our employees
Mutual Respect – provide an environment where everyone’s contributions are valued
Integrity – have open, honest and direct interactions
Passion – are committed to taking initiative and delivering excellence in all we do
Collaboration – work as a team, sharing knowledge and perspective, enabling everyone to achieve great results
Diversity – provide an environment where everyone feels comfortable being themselves and enjoys having fun

Your Experience

You have previous sales and/or merchandising experience, preferably in the grocery channel. If not in the grocery channel, don’t worry, as long as you share the same values, we can teach you all you need to know once you’re on board.

How to Apply

If you haven’t already figured it out, it’s really important for Encore to have the RIGHT Team. If you know that you’re a great match for this role and think you’ll be a great fit with Encore, then you should definitely apply to this exciting opportunity! If you’re not jazzed about what you’ve read so far, that’s OK, we’re sure the right job is out there somewhere for you.

For those of you who apply, thanks so much for your interest in learning more about this exciting opportunity. We’d love to chat with all of you, but sometimes we simply don’t have enough time. If we feel you’re a good match, we will definitely be reaching out to you to move you forward in the selection process. If you're selected, you'll be asked to complete a recorded, digital interview which you can do with a webcam or a mobile device with a front-facing camera.

Encore is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes diversity and celebrates difference! If you require accommodations, we are committed to providing you with the tools you need to succeed. Should you require accommodations throughout the application and selection process please reach out to us directly.

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