Le Grand Marketing, a food broker with 40 years of experience based in Southern California, serves as the trusted intermediary between our bakery and deli vendors and their valued customers. We provide unmatched industry expertise, unparalleled market insights and exemplary customer service to grow the business for our vendors and their customers.

Job Title: Field Merchandiser

Department: Customer Service Team

Location: Western Washington

Job Summary: The field merchandiser regularly calls on retail supermarkets to ensure the highest quality visual presentation of our deli and bakery products, resulting in measurable sales growth.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

• Perform store inspections daily to professionally represent all Le Grand products

• Create and maintain relationships at store level

• Work alongside store personnel to train, support and educate on Le Grand products

• Check store inventory and share product codes for missing approved items

• Manage displays to ensure prominent positioning of in-code product

• Grow Le Grand business by highlighting opportunities for incremental sales

• Train bakery staff on product knowledge and handling based on manufacturer and retail store specifications, including packaging and placement

• Report to sales team to identify strengths and weaknesses

Use of supporting resources:

• Reliable transportation

• Enter daily updates to Repsly

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Use of other tools

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

• Excellent knowledge of bakery and deli products

• Reliable, able to work independently with strong time management skills

• Ability to quickly understand an extensive product portfolio

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new software

• Maintain appropriate food handler's certifications

• Driver's License and good driving record

Compensation:

? Full time / Part time

? Starting at $18.00 per hour

? Car allowance plus gas (for work-related travel)

? Employee Assistance Program

Full-time employee benefits:

? Medical insurance covered: 90% of the cost

? Dental insurance

? Paid holidays and sick leave

? Company 401k