Job Brief

Retail Coordinator to support retail sampling programs—focused on scheduling, logistics, asset tracking, and reporting in a fast-paced environment.

The Opportunity: RETAIL COORDINATOR (CONTRACT)

• Location: Greater Toronto Area or Atlantic Canada
• Term: 5–6 Month Contract
• Salary Range: $45,000–$55,000 annualized (based on experience)

What Encore's All About:

At Encore, we possess the expertise in field sales to ensure our clients are successful in their most critical market channels. Going deep with few...being nimble and responsive for us is more than a turn of phrase, it is a way of life. Our Vision: The first choice for tier one organizations seeking to optimize their field sales investment. Our Mission: Provide uncompromising quality of service and unparalleled calibre of thinking...developing strategies and delivering solutions that enable our clients to win.

Position Summary:

We are currently seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Retail Coordinator to support the planning and execution of retail sampling programs across Ontario and Atlantic Canada.

This role is the operational backbone of a fast-paced retail activation program. You’ll be responsible for coordinating event bookings, managing logistics, supporting reporting, and ensuring program assets move seamlessly between warehouses and retail locations.

This is a highly detail-driven role that requires strong coordination, communication, and follow-through.

The Perfect Person For the Role:

You’re highly organized, proactive, and thrive in a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same. You’re confident managing multiple priorities, love keeping things structured, and take pride in ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

You’re also a strong communicator who isn’t afraid to pick up the phone, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and keep everyone aligned.

Position Responsibilities:

• Contact retail locations across Ontario and Atlantic Canada to schedule and confirm sampling events
• Coordinate event logistics, ensuring bookings are accurate and completed on time
• Support reporting processes including data tracking, updates, and recap documentation
• Act as a key point of contact for phone-based communication with Brand Ambassadors
• Oversee the movement of program assets between warehouses and retail locations
• Coordinate outbound shipping and manage the return of assets following events
• Monitor inventory, shipments, and returns to ensure full accountability of assets
• Maintain organized trackers, timelines, and status updates across multiple workstreams
• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to ensure smooth execution

The RIGHT Candidate:

At Encore, we feel that no matter your background, what’s most important to your success and ours is the way you interact with others.

So, if you’re thinking about working with Encore, it’s important that you know what we’ll expect from you:

• You believe in winning
• You bring passion and innovative thinking that delivers results
• You believe that the words ‘work’ and ‘fun’ belong in the same sentence

You can be described as:

• Authentic
• Solutions-oriented
• Accountable
• Intellectually curious
• Self-motivated
• Receptive
• Assertive
• Driven
• Continuously challenging yourself
• Professionally mature

Your Experience:

In addition to how you show up, here’s what will help you succeed in this role:

• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with spreadsheets and reporting tools
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable making outbound calls and coordinating directly with retail locations
• Experience in retail operations, event coordination, field marketing, or logistics is an asset
• Experience with shipping logistics, warehouse coordination, or asset tracking is an asset
• Based in the GTA or Atlantic Canada preferred

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Competitive compensation
• Contract opportunity with strong exposure to national retail programs
• Flexible work environment
• A team culture that values collaboration, ownership, and results
• An environment that promotes diversity and inclusion
• You’ll play a key role in bringing retail programs to life across multiple regions—seeing the direct impact of your work in market.

How to Apply:

If you haven’t already figured it out, it’s really important for Encore to have the RIGHT Team. If you know that you’re a great match for this role and think you’ll be a great fit with Encore, then you should definitely apply!

For those of you who apply, thank you for your interest in this opportunity. While we’d love to connect with everyone, only those selected to move forward will be contacted. If selected, you may be asked to complete a short digital interview.

Encore strives to make our recruitment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provides accommodations as required. If you require any accommodations at any stage, please let us know.