Demo Associate

Job Location:
4835 Immokalee Rd, Naples, FL 34110

Join our dairy team and help keep our shelves fresh and our customers happy! As a Dairy Grocery Associate, you’ll ensure product

quality, proper rotation, and a clean, well-stocked department while delivering friendly, excellent customer service.

“There are no strangers here, only friends we have yet to meet.”
— Frank Oakes

Position Summary: 

The Demo Lead will oversee and coordinate all in-store demo activities to ensure a positive and engaging experience for our customers. This role involves managing demo schedules, training demo staff, and ensuring that all product demonstrations are executed to the highest standards. The Demo Lead will work closely with the department managers and senior leadership to align demo strategies with overall store objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervision and Training: Train, and supervise demo staff to ensure they are knowledgeable about products and effective in engaging with customers.
• Demo  Scheduling:  Create and manage demo schedules, ensuring adequate coverage during peak hours and special events.
• Product  Knowledge:  Maintain a thorough understanding of the products being demonstrated and  ensure demo staff are well-informed.
• Customer  Engagement: Foster a welcoming environment for customers, answering questions, and providing information about the products being demonstrated.
• Quality Control: Monitor demo activities to  ensure compliance with company standards and provide feedback to demo      staff for continuous improvement.
• Inventory  Management:  Coordinate with Department Managers to ensure demo products are in stock  and properly displayed.
• Collaboration: Work with department managers and senior leadership to develop and implement demo strategies that support  promotional campaigns and sales goals.
• Compliance: Ensure all demo activities comply with health and  safety regulations.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a supervisory role within a retail or grocery store environment.
• Strong  leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Knowledge  of health and safety regulations related to food handling and retail operations.
• Proficiency  in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Flexibility  to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Reliable Transportation
• Fluent  in the English Language
• At  least 18 years old
• Ability  to wear non-slip shoes to ensure a safe working environment (please note  that the company does not provide).

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Stand and/or Walk: Able to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time.
• Lifting, Pushing, and Pulling: Capable of regularly lifting and/or pushing or pulling objects weighing up to 50 pounds. 
• Tolerance to Environmental Conditions: Able to work in various temperatures, including hot, humid, and cold environments, as well as tolerate moderate amounts of dust and cleaning agents. 
• Allergies: Must be able to work with a wide variety of fresh products without experiencing negative allergic reactions. 
• Flexibility and Mobility: Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, and move around as needed.
• Step-stool and Ladder: Ability to utilize a step-stool or a ladder. 
• Physical Balance: Able to maintain physical balance and stability while performing tasks. 
• Manual Dexterity: Proficient in both gross and fine manipulation. 
• Reaching: Capable of reaching below or at the waist and overhead. 
• Communication Skills: Effective speaking skills to convey instructions and communicate with coworkers clearly and accurately, especially in a loud or busy environment. 
• Vision: Peripheral vision and near and far visual acuity are essential. 
• Hearing: Ability to hear and respond to inquiries and instructions effectively in a busy environment.