Food Demo Workers Needed Asap!

CROSSMARK is a leading sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry that expertly guides our clients along “The Way to Market” by delivering growth solutions with exceptional service. Our expertise spans the grocery, mass, club, drug, convenience store, and home improvement channels among others, and our solutions bolster our clients’ capabilities for developing best practices, insight analysis, and customer targeting that always hit the mark.

We do this by excelling in four key areas – headquarter selling, retail merchandising, store level marketing, and streamlining trade practices. In business for more than 100 years, CROSSMARK employs more than 20,000 associates worldwide in offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, CROSSMARK is a privately owned corporation.


Equal Opportunity Employer

As a Product/Event Demonstrator, you’ll be responsible for the management of effective, efficient and quality event demos in a single client’s store. You will ensure quality performance and execution by conducting events scheduled by your direct supervisor. In this position, you will ensure maximum flexibility when delivering on diverse needs of the organization. This could include assisting at other stores during peak holiday seasons and Grand Openings, on-weekend and total execution results, and managing event processes, depending on the Client’s specific store requirements.
If you enjoy a diverse work environment, then you may have what it takes to join CROSSMARK as a Product/Event Demonstrator. 

Responsibilities:

• Possesses the aptitude and ability to gain adequate knowledge of the products represented.
• Has desire and ability to proactively intercept, engage, interact, and sell product to the consumer in a positive manner.
• Can effectively communicate the features and benefits of the product.
• Ability to prepare and serve food samples using small appliances such as microwaves, fryers, skillets, coffee makers and knives.  
• Can maintain a clean, sterile and safe work station using cleaning chemicals.
• Maintains a professional appearance consistent with the requirements of the job.  
• Properly sets up and prepares Event Table for execution.  
• Achieves 100% execution on assigned work.  
• Assists with preparation for client visits and completes audit corrections.
• Builds and maintains rapport with store personnel to effectively meet company and client objectives.  
• Completes expense reports as per Company Policy.  
• Prepares and submits all on-line requirements on the same day as Event execution.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands:  

The associate will be regularly required to:

• Stand up to 4 hours at a time
• Walk
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms (including reaching overhead)
• Talk and hear
• Visual ability to read instructions and perform events
• Stoop
• Kneel
• Crouch
• Climb (including use of a 6’ ladder)
• Balance Lift and carry up to 25 pounds (including occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds)
• Push and pull a wheeled demonstration cart weighing up to 300 pounds fully laden with appliances, supplies and product
• Prepare foods using cooking utensils such as knives, convection oven, fryer, coffee maker, electric fryer, microwaves and hot oils
• Be in contact with cleaning supplies  

Physical Appearance:  

Individuals must ensure a professional appearance and proper grooming is in order.  The associate must present a neat, clean, and appropriately groomed appearance. Specific Retailer Dress code requirements are included in the training documents. In addition, tattoos must not be visible while the associate is engaged in their work assignments.

Specific Skills:  

Proficient use of a Personal Computer and familiarity with Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Why is this position for you?

Part time employees are eligible to participate in 401k, limited medical, dental and vision benefits, and are paid weekly!

• Permanent Part Time (Looking for supplemental income? This is it!)

Thursday: 12:30pm - 6:30pm
Friday: 12:30pm - 6:30pm
Saturday: 10:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday: 12:30pm - 6:30pm
*Includes a 30 min break*

• Paid training