Job Brief

In this role, you will represent Dr. Oetker, a tier-one consumer packaged goods company, selling and merchandising its iconic brands in grocery stores.

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. Being nimble and responsive is more than a turn of phrase, it is a way of life, and it comes down to the following Vision and Mission that compel us to outperform every day.

Our Vision: To be the first choice for tier-one organizations seeking to optimize their field sales investment.

Our Mission: To provide uncompromising quality of service and unparalleled calibre of thinking...developing strategies and delivering solutions that enable our clients to win.

The Opportunity:

PART-TIME SALES AND MERCHANDISING REPRESENTATIVE - OTTAWA - APPROX. 26 HOURS/WEEK

5-Month Contract

Position Summary:

Our client is Dr. Oetker, a global leader in delicious, high-quality food products that bring people together. Your role is to be a brand champion! With your proactive, goal-driven mindset and passion for excellence, you’ll ensure our client’s products shine on shelves and in the hearts of customers. From building strong retailer relationships and driving product visibility to executing flawless merchandising and spotting growth opportunities, you’ll play a key role in making our client’s brand the top choice and support market growth. Said differently: WE need YOU to help Dr. Oetker’s products rise above the rest!

What You Will Be Doing Every Day:

• Drive Sales: Selling and building displays, placing point-of-sale material, Plan-o-Gram & bunker compliance, utilizing customer data to upsell against secured promotions.
• Merchandising: Main shelf, displays & stock replenishment.
• Support new product launches.
• Check and correct distribution voids/out-of-stocks.
• Build relationships (customer service) with key store personnel - this is an important component of the role!
• Call Coverage: You will have a set number of retail calls to achieve every day.
• Product quality control.
• Gathering & reporting on field insights using an iPad.

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. Don’t get us wrong, if you have the right experience and skills, that’s great. 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 will deliver 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
• Having business maturity, professional

A few other things we’ll expect from you - the 'must haves':

• Previous sales and/or merchandising experience, preferably in the grocery channel.
• Genuine interest in part-time, contract employment.
• Amazing customer service and sales skills.
• This role can be physical at times - you must be able to lift and move up to 25 pounds.
• Full access to a reliable vehicle which is appropriately insured for the role.
• High-speed internet with Wi-Fi at home.
• Comfortable working in cold environments.
• The ability to store some supplies at home and transport them in your vehicle.

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 to this exciting opportunity! If you’re not jazzed about what you’ve read so far, that’s OK, we’re sure the right job is out there somewhere for you.

For those of you who apply, thanks so much for your interest in learning more about this exciting opportunity. We’d love to chat with all of you, but sometimes we simply don’t have enough time. If we feel you’re a good match, we’ll definitely be reaching out to you to move you forward in the selection process. If you're selected, you'll be asked to complete a recorded, digital interview which you can do with a webcam or a mobile device with a front-facing camera.

Encore strives to make our recruitment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provides accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and selection process, please reach out to us.