Territory Sales Associate - Victoria BC
Description
Location: Victoria, BC
About the Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.
At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.
Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.
The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.
How Will You Fit in the Big Picture?
The Territory Sales Associate (TSA) sells and ensures best in class merchandising to include building displays, packing out product, and replenishing permanent secondary displays and maintain salability of all authorized Hershey items.
Hershey Canada is looking for a dynamic person to fill a part-time position in our Sales Team as a Territory Sales Associate in the Victoria BC. This opportunity will be of particular interest for someone who wants to work part-time in sales in an established territory and also benefit from an attractive compensation package!
This is a part-time position – 5 hours per day, Monday to Thursday for a total of 20 hours/week. Access to a personal vehicle for which mileage rates will be paid.
What Will You Do?
• Sell and maintain 100% distribution of all authorized Hershey Items in assigned territory. Ensuring flawless retail execution of Headquarter Sales and Merchandising Plans (Retail Execution Plan) with various retailers.
• Achieve all merchandising objectives through the effective use of Permanent Secondary Displays and other display vehicles established within the Retail Execution Plan.
• Reporting of weekly activity, expenses, competitive activity, account changes, promotions and all administrative functions within assigned territory.
• Reporting of Daily activities through the use of tablets, submitting upon completion of each day.
• Responsible for Sales Territory - Varies due to territory size, number of retailers, and location.
• Participating in ensuring store appearance and merchandise displays are in line with plans, selling history and new receipts.
• Consulting with buyers, marketing and sellers product positioning and presentation plans.
• Creating and coordinating visual presentation of merchandise, including store layout and displays.
• Coaching sales staff on merchandise to enable them to suggest the appropriate merchandise to meet the customer's needs.
Minimum Education and Requirements
• 1- 3 years of sales experience with sound knowledge of sales techniques in consumer packaged goods preferred.
• Knowledge of, and ability to develop and use strategies, practices, and tools for communicating with retail customers and for managing the day-to-day operations of retail stores.
• Ability to lift up to 30lbs
• Valid Driver’s license and good standing driving record is required
• Personal auto insurance with at least the government set minimum liability
• Must reside within the boundaries of the assigned territory
• Strong analytical, organizational and time management skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a team environment.
• Detailed-oriented with fresh thinking
• Proficient in MS suite (word, excel, power point) and familiar with IPAD Technology
• Willingness to be a part of a high performing team that works hard and has fun !
• Post Secondary Education
Benefits and Perks of Working at Hershey Canada
• Of course… exposure to some of the finest chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products.
• Health and Wellness Reimbursement program.
• Corporate social responsibility programs - because we should leave the world a little better than we found it
• Fantastic reward and recognition programs.
• Flexible Work Environment