CDS Full Time Event Manager - Product Demonstration
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $68,640.00 - $73,100.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) Plan
Paid Time Off
Job Description
Club Demonstration Services (CDS) is a leading event marketing agency specializing in person-to-person marketing services for Costco locations across North America. As the preferred in-house event marketing provider to Costco, CDS excels in driving sales for both their manufacturer clients and Costco through expert product demonstration activities. The company is part of a broader agency that offers outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers and suppliers across multiple retail channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. CDS bridges the gap between manufacturers and retailers by providing consumers access... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school education or equivalent
- Two to four years of related experience in retail, hospitality or food environments
- Detail oriented with excellent leadership and communication skills
- Proven ability to lead well performing teams
- Ability to exercise independent judgement
- Able to coach and counsel employees, take correct measures as needs
- Flexibility and ability to work in a fast paced environment
Job Qualifications
- Associate's degree or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Degree program/major in marketing, business administration or related field preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in a client-side, branded, consumer-packaged goods company or combination of supplier-side and client-side experience
- Ability to work independently and prioritize with minimal supervision
- Supervising skills including delegating responsibility, training and evaluating performance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable to changing projects or business environments
- Track record of building and maintaining customer/client relationships
- Ability to direct, lead and develop people
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, and web browsers
- NEHA professional food handler certification required
Job Duties
- Direct all activities engaged in successful events, promotion and sales of vendor products
- Communicate strategies and tactics to achieve sales, service and operational excellence
- Support the maintenance and ongoing development of corporate governance framework, policies and procedures
- Collaborate with the District Manager to evaluate various event performance metrics, including execution rates, sales performance, labor hours and operational costs and make adjustments as necessary
- Achieve defined revenue and net income objectives through sales activation, strategy and expense management
- Optimize customer satisfaction/loyalty through improved operations
- Recruit, train and hire part-time staff
- Oversee product preparation and presentation, including food safety and sanitation
- Train product demonstrators in demonstration preparation and excellent customer services
- Communicate between multiple managers, vendors and demonstrators
- Participate in new location grand openings as required
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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