Retail Sales Representative

Job summary

The Sales Representative will visit assigned retail stores to implement promotions, displays, and product programs while ensuring adherence to shelving guidelines. They will build strong relationships with store personnel to identify sales opportunities and provide excellent service.

Job details

Full - Time Your passion for sales, a platform for success !! We are looking for a results-oriented Sales Representative to support and grow our business with clients in the mass retail and retail store sectors. In this role, you will visit stores within your assigned territory to implement promotions, displays, and product programs for our clients. You will ensure that products are well-positioned, readily available, and presented according to established standards. You will build strong relationships with store managers and employees to provide excellent service and identify opportunities to increase sales. We are looking for a dynamic, organized, and self-motivated individual who enjoys working with people and delivering results. If you enjoy being on the road, taking on new challenges, and contributing to the success of leading brands, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you. RESPONSIBILITIES Primarily provides sales merchandising coverage and coverage of retail special projects for an assigned territory through in-store execution of our client’s priorities and objectives as set forth by Management to achieve superior in-store results in an assigned territory. * Handheld reporting * Merchandising * Maintaining 100% distribution of existing items * Ensuring adherence to shelving guidelines and plan-o-grams * Pricing audits * Building displays and placing point-of-sale material * Building relationships with store personnel * Negotiating product placement * Communicating client information and selling promotions QUALIFICATIONS * Travel throughout an assigned territory and conduct regular visits to retail stores. * Meet with store managers to review client priorities, initiatives, and follow-up actions. * Execute promotions, displays, and merchandising activities according to established guidelines. * Ensure products are in stock, properly positioned, and displayed in accordance with planograms and store standards. * Present and introduce new products to store managers during product launches. * Build and maintain strong working relationships with store managers and store teams. * Identify opportunities to improve product visibility, increase sales, and grow business within assigned accounts. We’re excited to fill this role now! Applications are reviewed as they come in—don’t wait, apply today and join our team. Acosta Group is a collective uniting the most trusted retail, marketing, and foodservice agencies—Acosta, ActionLink, CORE Foodservice, CROSSMARK, Mosaic, Premium Retail Services, and Product Connections. Together, we connect consumers with the brands they love through omnichannel selling, merchandising, brand advocacy, and integrated marketing. We recognize our associates are the foundation of our success. That’s why we prioritize your growth, development, and well-being to help you reach your full potential. With programs designed to support a fulfilling work-life balance, we offer opportunities that fit your lifestyle and ambitions—whether you’re looking for part-time flexibility or full-time career advancement. Ready for a career path that’s as unique as you? Discover your path at Acosta Group! Acosta Group is an equal opportunity employer and will ensure that applicants with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact AskHR@acosta.com. Be sure to include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject of your email to expedite the request. Acosta Group believes in good faith that the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly compensation range for this opportunity is accurate and reasonable at the time of posting. AI and Automated Decision-Making Notice We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help screen and/or assess applications for this role. These tools analyze information you provide (for example, your résumé or answers to application questions) to support our hiring team’s review. All hiring decisions include human judgment. If you have questions about our use of AI in recruitment or require an accommodation, please contact privacy@acosta.com [privacy@acosta.com] or by calling us at 1-800-377-2754. For more information about how we handle your information you can consult our privacy notice here: https://www.acosta.group/privacy-policy/ [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.acosta.group/privacy-policy/__;!!OrxsNty6D4my!6ZfS6UTmATM8tESoOXtqH-6AnUVPuoBcH2TZVq9GPNXm9vIDyGDLXKXYsKEZPZcveNEE0xPdSnuJmgA$]. By applying, you agree to our Privacy Policy [https://www.acosta.group/privacy-policy/] and Terms and Conditions of Use [https://www.acosta.group/terms-and-conditions-of-use/]. #DiscoverYourPath

What you’ll do

The Sales Representative will visit assigned retail stores to implement promotions, displays, and product programs while ensuring adherence to shelving guidelines. They will build strong relationships with store personnel to identify sales opportunities and provide excellent service.

Requirements

The candidate must be organized, self-motivated, and capable of traveling throughout an assigned territory to conduct regular store visits. Strong communication skills and the ability to execute merchandising activities according to established standards are required.

Benefits

• Work-life balance programs • Career advancement opportunities

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Territory Management · Preferred
• Sales · Preferred
• Negotiation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred
• Retail operations · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Sales
• Merchandising
• Relationship building
• Organization
• Self-motivation
• Communication
• Negotiation
• Retail operations
• Plan-o-gram execution
• Pricing audits
• Product placement
• Territory management
• Decision Making
• Artificial Intelligence
• Marketing
• Auditing
• Self-Motivation
• Advocacy
• Planogram
• Point Of Sale
• Selling Techniques
• Food Services
• Integrated Marketing Communications

Job areas

• Retail
• Sales
• Marketing
• Retail Sales Representative
• Sales Representative (General)
• Commercial Sales Representatives
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products