WE ARE LOOKING FOR BRAND AMBASSADORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME WORK TO JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM!

Are you hungry to innovate? To do things differently? To work with a company that's real, thoughtful and very forward-thinking?

Meet Riverside. We are an organic, “better for you” snack company, manufacturing award-winning, nutritious, allergen-free snacks. Your kids know us as MadeGood, tasty school-safe snacks. Your workout buddies grab GoodTo Go Keto certified bars. And your pup begs for a Cookie Pal treat, our human-grade, vegan dog treats.

At Riverside, we make delicious snacks that are good in every way. From our ingredients to our manufacturing practices, we've raised every bar on every aspect. We're friendly and focused on creating foods that are good for you and good to the planet as well. Riverside Natural Foods is B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line, Zero Waste, and Canadian owned and operated.

Come work with a new Canadian leader! We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, passion and fun. Our amazing culture is reflected in our recent employee engagement score of 92%!

You can learn more about us at www.madegoodfoods.com.

We continue to grow and today are looking for a committed, talented, star to join our team as our BRAND AMBASSADOR IN DES MOINES FOR THE RETAILER HY-VEE. 

We are seeking Brand Ambassadors who are vibrant and energetic with amazing people skills. Our Brand Ambassadors need to be passionate about representing the brand and about brand awareness. Personality is key, so if you don't have sales experience please go ahead and apply!

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

This position supports the development and growth of sales of MadeGood branded products both in a sales and marketing capacity. This role combines brand ambassador, merchandising, demoing and some field sales activities.

As a young, but growing brand, the brand ambassador will actively support in-store promotional and merchandising campaigns, participate in sales demos and trade shows; and support/coordinate with consumer show marketing teams.

This is position will require regular weekend work combined with week days so flexible schedules are critical.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exhibit and protect the Company core values
• Understand and communicate MadeGood brand message to existing and future accounts
• Ensure all products are featured and displayed as agreed/expected in-store (facings, pricing, display)
• Provide samples, product information and/or demos/training for store staff as required
• Collect information and provide feedback on local marketplace (competitor activity, distribution issues, pricing)
• Optimize in-store marketing opportunities
• Check on SKU's and facilitate reorder if required;
• Develop and foster relationships with new and existing retail accounts
• Implements account plans
• Enhances customer relationships
• Develop leads, cold call/warm call retailers
• Actively upsell MadeGood products to existing customers and actively support the regional sales plan as directed
• Manage own inventory of MadeGood product (for samples, demos, etc.)
• Be flexible to support a big sales push or act as back up for other territory reps
• Be flexible to undertake and/or support any other activity to build brand awareness
• Participate in regular weekend marketing events
• Maintain an active social media presence to promote the brand

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

The Brand Ambassador reports to the Western Regional Sales Manager

This is an independent, home office-based role, working closely with Canadian HQ, other regional and the US national sales teams.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• of Sales Demos

• of Trade/Consumer Shows

• Accuracy of In-store Facings
• Collaboration with/feedback from sales team
• Customer Feedback

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or diploma in Sales, Marketing or a related field (or equivalent education and experience)
• Prior experience in a field role representing a brand/product; representing a consumer product preferred
• Extroverted, outgoing personality; high energy with exceptional relationship building and communication skills (verbal & written)
• Imaginative/creative, with a high level of initiative, flexibility and tenacity; strong sense of urgency
• Demonstrated ability to independently generate sales
• Excellent planning, organizing, multitasking and time management skills
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills
• Strong team player, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to achieve common goals
• Tech savvy – have strong technical (hardware/software/apps) skills and understand how to use tech skills for sales purposes
• Access to a reliable vehicle or other means of travel

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible hours (full-time or part-time)
• Health and Dental benefits for full-time employees

HOW TO APPLY:

If you have the commitment to excellence, the energy, the attitude and experience we need in addition to being a core values fit, then please submit your resume to careers(AT)riversidenaturals with the subject line BRAND AMBASSADOR - DES MOINES or click the apply button!

Riverside Natural Foods is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you have a disability and require accommodation in the interview process, please let us know when you apply.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

_We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, please note that _ONLY CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED