Sales and Merchandising Representative

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Louisiana.

📋 Description

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with over 200 grocery retailers across a territory exceeding 160 km.

• Identify the ideal placement for Wonderful products by creating and adjusting displays.

• Rotate and restock authorized products during each store visit.

• Ensure compliance with planograms during resets, new store openings, and renovations.

• Foster relationships with retailer staff and supervisors.

• Market, optimize, and guarantee the in-store distribution of authorized products throughout the designated territory.

• Precisely document collected data utilizing company-provided handheld devices.

• Execute, maintain, and monitor marketing initiatives and programs, including point-of-sale management and coupon/partnership programs.

• Provide daily chain-specific updates and communications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated success in grocery retail sales and product promotion.

• Ability to forge partnerships with store managers and produce department managers.

• Capability to present persuasive business cases to store management to enhance product placement and orders in a competitive landscape.

• Previous experience managing a large geographic territory and meeting daily travel obligations.

• Exceptional sales and negotiation skills.

• Skills in building partnerships.

• Strong attention to detail, results-driven mindset, and capacity for independent problem-solving.

• Effective interpersonal and time-management capabilities.

• Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.

• Clean driving record; a background check will be performed.

• Capability to lift 50 pounds (approximately 23 kg).

• Availability to work early mornings, beginning at 7:00 a.m.

• Bilingual in French and English.

• Required to travel to Los Angeles, California, 3–4 times a year.

• Must reside within the specified geographic territory.

• Occasional overnight travel may be necessary depending on the size of the territory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company vehicle with fuel card.

• Fuel and maintenance cards provided.

• Technology equipment and technical support available.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Vision and dental plans.

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) participation.

• 24/7 access to virtual medical consultations.

• Virtual mental health resources.

• Life coaching services.

• Employee community group involvement.

• Annual reimbursement of $300 for wellness and fitness-related expenses.

• On-demand fitness video library access.

• Opportunities for career development and internal mobility.

• Leadership and team management training programs.

• Access to webinars and online courses.

• Company-wide mentoring initiatives.

• Continuous improvement training programs.

• Wonderful Giving program participation.

• Wonderful Neighbor program involvement.