Location: Bensenville, IL
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM \* Weekends as needed
Status: Non-Exempt
Compensation: $20-$25: 1099 contracted position
Important- Candidates must submit a 3–5-minute pre-recorded one-way interview video introducing themselves, highlighting relevant skills/experience, and explaining why they are the ideal candidate for this role, and applications received without the required video will not be reviewed. This is a 1099 contracted position. Please use the link below to submit your one-way interview video.
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Summary/Objective
This is an outside position, and you will be working outside the whole day at different locations. We are seeking highly motivated individuals with reliable transportation, as the Brand Ambassador and Sales Model of Midwest Distribution, you will serve as the face and voice of our company promoting our products and building strong relationships with customers. Your primary goal is to increase brand awareness and drive sales through various marketing and promotional activities.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Represent Midwest Distribution: Act as the primary face of the company embodying our values and commitment to excellence while promoting our diverse range of products to prospective and existing clients.
- Promote Products: Utilize your knowledge and passion for the vape smoke shop industry to effectively present and recommend products, highlighting their benefits and unique features to drive sales.
- Develop Sales Strategies: Create and implement tailored sales strategies to meet and exceed sales targets. Continuously analyze marketing trends and adjust approaches to stay competitive.
- Achieve Targets: Set ambitious but attainable goals and work diligently to achieve them, using innovative sales techniques and strategic planning.
- Build Client Relationships: Establish and nurture strong long-lasting relationships with retail clients. Engage with them regularly to understand their needs and provide solutions that add value to their business.
- Maintain Relationships: Follow up with clients to ensure satisfaction, address any issues promptly and build loyalty through consistent and reliable service.
- Provide Customer Service: Deliver exceptional customer service by being responsive, knowledgeable, and supportive. Assist clients with product selections, orders, and any concerns they may have.
- Support Clients: Offer ongoing support to clients, ensuring they have all the information and resources needed to effectively sell our products.
- Stay Updated: Keep abreast of the latest industry trends, product developments, and competitive landscape. Use this knowledge to inform sales, strategies and provide valuable insight to clients.
- Product Knowledge: Continuously educate yourself on our product range and industry innovations to maintain a high level of expertise.
Experience & Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience in sales.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities, enabling effective interactions with clients and team members.
- Highly self-driven and focused on achieving and surpassing set goals.
- Outstanding organizational skills, ensuring efficient management of tasks and client interactions.
- Willingness and ability to travel to locations from the base location.
Competencies
- Ability to develop and execute strategic marketing plans that drive business results and align with organizational objectives.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve common goals.
- Proficiency in data analysis and performance measurement to inform decision-making and optimize marketing strategies.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Innovative thinking and creative problem-solving skills to develop impactful marketing campaigns and initiatives.
- Track record of driving results and achieving measurable outcomes in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Required Education and Experience
A minimum of HS Diploma or GED and one year of marketing or previous Brand Ambassador experience. Ability to read and write English, follow verbal instructions, and have basic math skills. Basic computer skills and Microsoft Office experience are required.
Work Environment
This job work environment changes depending upon the event type and mostly operates in a modern event setting, at pop-up events, and traveling from store to store to market our product.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen.
This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, climbing, reaching up and lifting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to lift and move items up to 60 pounds.
Midwest Goods Inc. was founded in 2014 and is a wholesale distributor of vape and electronic cigarette products. We rely on meeting our ethical principles and maintaining our business integrity, as well as our approach to our business which we call Service Spirit, Team Spirit, and Spirit of Progress. In the spirit of service, we expect all of our employees to demonstrate professionalism, enthusiasm, integrity, and a welcoming attitude to our customers, vendors, and each other. Every day our employees combine their individual skills and contributions to achieve collective success.
Our team spirit is based on a sense of shared purpose, communication, and mutual respect. Our business is to serve others and to continuously improve the services and products we provide. In the spirit of progress, we support and encourage all of our employees to shape their own future and to grow with the Company. We also encourage each employee to take the initiative and look for new, different, and innovative ways to better serve our customers and vendors.
Midwest Distribution is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under Federal, State, or local law.
Midwest Distribution is committed to creating a workplace that inspires and enables our employees to be the best they can be so that we can grow as a company, team, and family. We believe diversity, equality, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation, and achieving long-term success.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person