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CDS Full Time Event Manager - Product Demonstration

Indianapolis, IN, USA|Travel, Onsite

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $51,000.00 - $63,500.00
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Work Schedule

Fixed Shifts
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Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) Plan
Paid Time Off
Work-life balance

Job Description

Club Demonstration Services (CDS) is a leading sales and marketing agency in North America specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services. CDS partners with manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods to provide exceptional in-store marketing solutions. The company caters to a wide array of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. CDS is the preferred in-house event marketing provider to Costco, delivering the best person-to-person marketing services in the industry that effectively drives sales for both customers and Costco. With an established... 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 and take correct measures as needed
  • 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
  • 3-5 years of experience in 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 business environments
  • Proven 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)

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