Brand Ambassador - Manchester

Service Innovation Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading field marketing firm based in the UK is seeking a passionate Brand Ambassador to represent several brands across retail stores. The role involves installing product displays, managing promotional material, and building relationships with store staff. Candidates should have strong communication skills, an eye for detail, and a valid driving license. This position offers a salary of £24,000 plus a 10% bonus, along with benefits like a company car and 28 days of holiday, creating an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

28 days holiday

Life assurance

Employee assistance program

Monthly well-being allowance

Laptop/Tablet & Mobile Phone

Reimbursed business expenses

Qualifications

• Experience in retail environments preferred but not essential.
• Proven ability to build relationships and communicate effectively.
• Comfortable using technology, with training provided.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with key contacts in retail.
• Communicate store visit objectives with staff.
• Display products according to planograms.
• Fix stock availability issues with stores.
• Maximise brand awareness through effective merchandising.
• Store a small amount of stock at home for work.
• React positively to changes in objectives.
• Work to KPIs set by clients.
• Attend team meetings and local accompaniments.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Detail-oriented

Ability to assess opportunities

Verbal communication

IT literacy

Driving license

Job description

The Vacancy

The Role

We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated Brand Ambassador to visit retail stores across a designated territory on behalf of several leading brands to complete new product launch & display installations, merchandising and promotional material placement. If you have strong communication skills, the confidence to build relationships with in-stores and have a natural ability to communicate with people at all levels, we want to hear from you! The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and earn £24,000 plus a 10% bonus.

Brand Ambassador Perks

• Company car or car allowance (£500 p / cm) will be provided.
• 28 days holiday (including BH), plus additional holidays for length of service
• Life assurance
• An employee assistance program
• A monthly well-being allowance provided by HEKA.
• Laptop / Tablet & Mobile Phone
• All business expenses reimbursable

The Requirements

• Experience of working within retail environments or managing a territory across multiple locations is beneficial but not essential
• Excellent organisational skills – the ability to manage multiple objectives working across different projects at the same time, efficiently
• An acute eye for detail – you will be required to read store planograms and to interpret data to provide insight and feedback following work undertaken in store
• Ability to apply broad thinking, assessing in store opportunities to drive improvements against target driven KPIs
• Highly effective verbal communicator – a proven track record of building relationships and communicating at multiple levels
• I.T. literacy and understanding of consumer technology – training will be provided but you should be comfortable with using technology
• Full driving licence

Role responsibilities

• Building positive relationships in retailers with key contacts to achieve SIG’s client objectives and influence store sales performance
• Effectively communicate with store staff to clearly define visit objectives and review changes and future action plans
• Ensure client products are displayed and merchandised according to agreed planograms
• Work with stores to identify and fix stock availability issues
• Ensure all Point of Purchase items are effectively displayed to maximise end user and consumer brand awareness to increase sales
• You will be required to store a small amount of stock & equipment at home for work use
• Ability to adapt to change and react to short term activity objectives, delivering results positively and proactively
• Work to KPI’s, set by SIG clients, working to increase performance of both personal and team goals
• Attend National team meetings and local field accompaniments as necessary

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.

The Company

Service Innovation Group provides a wide range of services and activities, and they are all designed to highlight your product in a busy, highly competitive marketplace.

We embrace all of the associated challenges and provide creative, effective solutions to ensure that retail execution never lets your brand down.

We work in constantly shifting environments to provide our clients with services that are innovative by drawing on years of experience in managing and motivating Field teams.