Retail representative job description
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Example retail representative requirements on a job description
Retail representative requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in retail representative job postings.
Sample retail representative requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least one year of sales experience
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practices
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to operate point-of-sale systems
Sample required retail representative soft skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
- Ability to handle customer complaints and inquiries
Retail representative job description example 1
Sika retail representative job description
Broad Function and Purpose of Position: Assist in execution of sales strategy in industrial retail sales. Manage assigned accounts to ensure customer satisfaction and meet overall sales objectives.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Solicit potential customers and travel to customer locations to sell industrial retail products.
• Identify sales opportunities, contact potential customers, demonstrate the industrial retail products.
• Assist customers with any questions or concerns after the sale as well.
• Create sales reports, maintaining files and reviewing competitor's products and Sika products to stay competitive.
• Support rep agencies, distributors and end users through product trainings, technical support, and trade shows.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date CRM customer database.
• Submit timely reports detailing activities, trends, competitive analysis, etc.
Job Title:Industrial Retail RepresentativeCountry:United States of AmericaLocation:Madison Heights, MI Job Category:Sales / Order ProcessingPicture employer branding: Building Trust Every Day:Competitive Benefits: Health Insurance, 401k with company match, year-end profit-sharing bonus, paid time off, and paid holidays.
Meaningful Work: Sika products enhance our surroundings and the work every employee completes helps positively impact daily lives by making our world stronger, more durable, and more reliable - every day.
Company Culture: Sika centers work culture around entrepreneurship where individuals have the power to make decisions, learn from mistakes, and define their career.
Community Involvement: Sika Corporation takes active roles in our community and aims to support volunteer work and charitable endeavors across the United States through rebuilding and giving back.
Sustainability Initiatives: Sika is committed to sustainable development, reducing environmental impacts, and assuming social responsibility. The company supports energy efficient projects and implements numerous measures aimed to boost economic, social, and ecological sustainability.
"Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled"Who we are:Join Sika, a global company established in 1910. Sika is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets. With subsidiaries in 100 countries around the world and in over 300 factories, Sika employs more than 25,000 people.
Sika is a full building envelope company, helping you live your everyday life from below-grade waterproofing all the way up to the roof. From the Crypto.com Arena to the Lincoln Memorial to the Empire State Building to Disneyland, Sika is extremely integrated in the world around us.
Sika is a continually growing company with a variety of locations that offers opportunity to advance through career development. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.Skills you`ll need: Qualifications/Experience/Education:
+ Sales experience with retail chains West Marine, Land N Sea is preferred but not required.
+ Must have excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills along with excellent oral and written communication skills.
+ Must possess planning and time management capabilities and the ability to multi-task on a wide variety of projects.
+ Requires excellent analytical and quantitative skills, technical sales skills a plus.
+ Must reside in the southeast United States.
+ Extensive travel is required.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Solicit potential customers and travel to customer locations to sell industrial retail products.
• Identify sales opportunities, contact potential customers, demonstrate the industrial retail products.
• Assist customers with any questions or concerns after the sale as well.
• Create sales reports, maintaining files and reviewing competitor's products and Sika products to stay competitive.
• Support rep agencies, distributors and end users through product trainings, technical support, and trade shows.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date CRM customer database.
• Submit timely reports detailing activities, trends, competitive analysis, etc.
Job Title:Industrial Retail RepresentativeCountry:United States of AmericaLocation:Madison Heights, MI Job Category:Sales / Order ProcessingPicture employer branding: Building Trust Every Day:Competitive Benefits: Health Insurance, 401k with company match, year-end profit-sharing bonus, paid time off, and paid holidays.
Meaningful Work: Sika products enhance our surroundings and the work every employee completes helps positively impact daily lives by making our world stronger, more durable, and more reliable - every day.
Company Culture: Sika centers work culture around entrepreneurship where individuals have the power to make decisions, learn from mistakes, and define their career.
Community Involvement: Sika Corporation takes active roles in our community and aims to support volunteer work and charitable endeavors across the United States through rebuilding and giving back.
Sustainability Initiatives: Sika is committed to sustainable development, reducing environmental impacts, and assuming social responsibility. The company supports energy efficient projects and implements numerous measures aimed to boost economic, social, and ecological sustainability.
"Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled"Who we are:Join Sika, a global company established in 1910. Sika is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets. With subsidiaries in 100 countries around the world and in over 300 factories, Sika employs more than 25,000 people.
Sika is a full building envelope company, helping you live your everyday life from below-grade waterproofing all the way up to the roof. From the Crypto.com Arena to the Lincoln Memorial to the Empire State Building to Disneyland, Sika is extremely integrated in the world around us.
Sika is a continually growing company with a variety of locations that offers opportunity to advance through career development. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.Skills you`ll need: Qualifications/Experience/Education:
+ Sales experience with retail chains West Marine, Land N Sea is preferred but not required.
+ Must have excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills along with excellent oral and written communication skills.
+ Must possess planning and time management capabilities and the ability to multi-task on a wide variety of projects.
+ Requires excellent analytical and quantitative skills, technical sales skills a plus.
+ Must reside in the southeast United States.
+ Extensive travel is required.
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Retail representative job description example 2
Michael Page retail representative job description
USD90,000-USD110,000
+ Maintains current records and charts indicating status of each job against schedule, problems encountered, remedial actions taken, change orders, etc.
+ Maintains liaison with all site and external parties such as sub-contractors, customer/client representative to facilitate information flow and resolution of problems relative to project.
+ Inspects all work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.
+ Prepares or reviews reports on progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.
+ Planning, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, financial management, quality, safety, close out and coordination of all startup and commissioning activities.
+ Participate in regular project review meetings and frequent communications with the Project Leadership Team/Project Manager with early advice on potentially risks or difficult issues.
+ Lead and/or participate in punch list management.
+ Assist in development and maintenance of a close out plan.
+ Participate in lessons learned review as required.
+ Maintain a daily log to record project facts, events, conditions, commitments, agreements, and approvals.
+ Works closely coordinating client site personnel and vendor service engineers engaged in all commissioning activities.
+ Reviews engineering drawings and specifications to ensure adequate provisions have been made for testing, flushing, cleaning, and other pre-commissioning functions.
+ Interprets customer needs and assesses requirements.
_MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants._
+ Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, and/or 4+ years of applicable estimating experience
+ Proven experience managing construction projects working for a general contractor or as an owner's rep
+ Multifamily or Retail experience preferred
+ Highly motivated to bring results and success to the projects he/she leads
+ Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to varied audiences
Our client is one of the leading General Contractors in the Indianapolis area that focuses mainly on multifamily and retail projects. Our client believes that every project is a partnership with their clients. Communication and transparency is essential to their core values, and they lead with both every step of the way.
+ 401K match up to 5%
+ Lucrative bonus structure $10K+ for project completion
+ Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects
+ Laptop
+ Cell phone
+ Maternity/Paternity leave
+ Life insurance
+ Disability
+ Medical Vision Dental
+ Maintains current records and charts indicating status of each job against schedule, problems encountered, remedial actions taken, change orders, etc.
+ Maintains liaison with all site and external parties such as sub-contractors, customer/client representative to facilitate information flow and resolution of problems relative to project.
+ Inspects all work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.
+ Prepares or reviews reports on progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.
+ Planning, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, financial management, quality, safety, close out and coordination of all startup and commissioning activities.
+ Participate in regular project review meetings and frequent communications with the Project Leadership Team/Project Manager with early advice on potentially risks or difficult issues.
+ Lead and/or participate in punch list management.
+ Assist in development and maintenance of a close out plan.
+ Participate in lessons learned review as required.
+ Maintain a daily log to record project facts, events, conditions, commitments, agreements, and approvals.
+ Works closely coordinating client site personnel and vendor service engineers engaged in all commissioning activities.
+ Reviews engineering drawings and specifications to ensure adequate provisions have been made for testing, flushing, cleaning, and other pre-commissioning functions.
+ Interprets customer needs and assesses requirements.
_MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants._
+ Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering, and/or 4+ years of applicable estimating experience
+ Proven experience managing construction projects working for a general contractor or as an owner's rep
+ Multifamily or Retail experience preferred
+ Highly motivated to bring results and success to the projects he/she leads
+ Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to varied audiences
Our client is one of the leading General Contractors in the Indianapolis area that focuses mainly on multifamily and retail projects. Our client believes that every project is a partnership with their clients. Communication and transparency is essential to their core values, and they lead with both every step of the way.
+ 401K match up to 5%
+ Lucrative bonus structure $10K+ for project completion
+ Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects
+ Laptop
+ Cell phone
+ Maternity/Paternity leave
+ Life insurance
+ Disability
+ Medical Vision Dental
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Retail representative job description example 3
Acosta retail representative job description
**Overview**
Field Sales Associate closes sales through face-to-face interaction with customers based within assigned sales territories.
**We offer: Job Stability, Set Schedule, Team Setting, Paid Time Off and Benefits**
Acosta provides paid time off and complete benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401k options to both FT and PT associates. An Employee Assistance Program includes free, confidential access to counseling, programs, tools and services to help our employees and eligible family members live a balanced and happy life.
**Responsibilities**
1. Make a significant positive impact on sales and improving the consumer buying experience
2. Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all client products & services (subject matter expert) to educate in-store personnel through effective sales training including demonstrations, role play and side-by-side selling
3. Build strong professional relationships with all in-store personnel and client vendors/partners
4. Expand brand presence through effective and creative merchandising, maintain brand image and planogram compliance at defined locations
5. Identify sales barriers/challenges - problem solve at store level and escalate unresolved issues through proper channels
6. Gather and report on competitive intelligence including, but not limited to: sales tactics, price moves, promotions, new products, merchandising materials, compensation and store support
7. Sell-in additional brands at existing locations and grow distribution through new business development
8. Complete call reports, administrative tasks, and on-going personal training accurately and in a timely manner, meeting all deadlines
9. Meeting the physical requirements - listed below
10. Other duties as assigned
**Qualifications**
1. College degree preferred.
2. Related work experience may be substituted for some educational requirements
3. 1 - 3 years of sales experience.
4. Experience in data reporting and analysis preferred.
5. Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills - effective in one-on-one and group settings;
6. Works well independently as a motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player
7. Persuasive, outgoing, friendly, confident - relationship builder
8. Meticulous attentional to detail and follow up
9. Conducts business with integrity and maintains strong business ethics
10. Ability to travel within defined territory.
**Work State** _US-CA-Oakland_
**Work City** _Oakland_
**PCN** _259807_
**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_
**Work Zip** _94607_
**Starting average hours per week** _37.5 +_
**Job Code** _FT0045_
**Category** _Field Jobs_
Field Sales Associate closes sales through face-to-face interaction with customers based within assigned sales territories.
**We offer: Job Stability, Set Schedule, Team Setting, Paid Time Off and Benefits**
Acosta provides paid time off and complete benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401k options to both FT and PT associates. An Employee Assistance Program includes free, confidential access to counseling, programs, tools and services to help our employees and eligible family members live a balanced and happy life.
**Responsibilities**
1. Make a significant positive impact on sales and improving the consumer buying experience
2. Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of all client products & services (subject matter expert) to educate in-store personnel through effective sales training including demonstrations, role play and side-by-side selling
3. Build strong professional relationships with all in-store personnel and client vendors/partners
4. Expand brand presence through effective and creative merchandising, maintain brand image and planogram compliance at defined locations
5. Identify sales barriers/challenges - problem solve at store level and escalate unresolved issues through proper channels
6. Gather and report on competitive intelligence including, but not limited to: sales tactics, price moves, promotions, new products, merchandising materials, compensation and store support
7. Sell-in additional brands at existing locations and grow distribution through new business development
8. Complete call reports, administrative tasks, and on-going personal training accurately and in a timely manner, meeting all deadlines
9. Meeting the physical requirements - listed below
10. Other duties as assigned
**Qualifications**
1. College degree preferred.
2. Related work experience may be substituted for some educational requirements
3. 1 - 3 years of sales experience.
4. Experience in data reporting and analysis preferred.
5. Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills - effective in one-on-one and group settings;
6. Works well independently as a motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player
7. Persuasive, outgoing, friendly, confident - relationship builder
8. Meticulous attentional to detail and follow up
9. Conducts business with integrity and maintains strong business ethics
10. Ability to travel within defined territory.
**Work State** _US-CA-Oakland_
**Work City** _Oakland_
**PCN** _259807_
**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_
**Work Zip** _94607_
**Starting average hours per week** _37.5 +_
**Job Code** _FT0045_
**Category** _Field Jobs_
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024