Retail Market Specialist

Retail Market Specialist General Information Company: ACO-US Location: BROOKLYN, New York, 11217 Ref #: 126594 Pay Rate: $ 19.50 Experience/skills and/or location may influence position wage rate Range Minimum: $ 19.50 Range Maximum: $ 19.50 Function: Merchandising Employment Duration: Part-time Description and Requirements Retail Market Specialist Function: Merchandising / Training Employment Duration: Part-time Description and Requirements Job Title: Market Specialist - Grocery / Walmart As a Dedicated Retail Market Specialist at Acosta, you'll ensure products from one of the world's largest CPG companies stand out at assigned stores by driving product availability and incremental sales. Your duties include conducting store visits, collaborating with store managers, utilizing technology for data collection and maintaining product display standards. Your efforts executing retail merchandising activities will connect customers with the brands they love for one of the largest companies in the world. What Will You Do: * Visit assigned stores to ensure our client's products are available, properly displayed, and driving incremental sales. * Collaborate with store managers to resolve inventory discrepancies and maintain product display standards. * Sell pre-approved incremental products to build secondary displays and support promotional initiatives. * Accurately complete client-mandated audits and report work the same day using mobile technology. * Stock, pack out, and merchandise products, routinely lifting up to 40 pounds, ensuring shoppers can easily find what they need. * Receive marketing and promotional materials at home and deliver them to stores, installing materials according to instructions. * Pre-sell and build displays to showcase client products as needed. * Take photos of completed work to demonstrate success and represent Acosta and our client professionally. * Partner with store management and associates, collaborating with your direct manager via email, phone, and text to ensure store goals are met. * Provide specialized "white glove" retail coverage in retail locations within a 75-mile radius from your home address. * Help Train and Develop new (RCM's) Retail Coverage Merchandisers to work in there assigned zone within the market. What's In It for You: * Flexible scheduling, allowing you to set your own workdays Monday through Friday with hours between 6AM and 6PM. Starting each day by 8AM. * Merchandise brands you know and love across multiple categories. * Variety in daily tasks and independence in your day-to-day work. * Training and certification provided by retail experts. * Reimbursement program for mileage driven between stores. * Competitive salary and opportunity to grow within Acosta. If You Meet These Qualifications, We'd Love to Meet You: * High School Diploma/GED is required. One Year of Customer Facing retail experience required. * Strong desire to train and develop new retail employees. * Strong attention to detail, quality commitment, customer service, and communication skills. * Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and stand/walk for long periods. * Comfortable using technology such as tablets or mobile devices for data collection, reporting, and Microsoft platforms (Teams, Excel, Outlook). * Must have reliable transportation and be at least 18 years of age. Equal Opportunity Employer (Disabled, Veteran) | Under applicable requirements, such as the San Francisco FCO and the Los Angeles FCHIO, we consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records or criminal histories | E-Verify Employer \*Acosta Group, in good faith, believes that any posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta Group may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.