Sales Team Associate - Store #44 Part-Time (Food Demos)

Northgate Market; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and growing company that values food and customer service! As a Sales Team Associate, you'll engage customers through exciting food demonstrations, showcasing products while maintaining a professional appearance. Your passion for food and ability to communicate effectively will help you connect with customers and drive sales. Enjoy flexible schedules and opportunities for growth, along with a generous discount for you and a family member. Be part of a team that prioritizes customer experience and fosters a supportive environment where you can thrive.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

20% discount for employees and family members

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with customers.
• Preferred high school diploma and Food Safety Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-store food demonstrations and sell products professionally.
• Maintain a clean and safe workstation while engaging with customers.

Skills

High communication skills

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Ability to drive

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Food Safety Certificate

Job description

Sales Team Associate - Store #44 Part-Time (Food Demos)

Job Category: Marketing

Requisition Number: SALES023777

Posted: April 15, 2025

Part-Time

Hourly Range: $18.25 USD to $22.75 USD

Rate: $18.25 USD per hour

Location

Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA

Description

Our first store opened on January 2nd, 1980, in Anaheim, CA and since then we have grown to 40+ stores in 4 counties: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and the Inland Empire. We offer our customers a full-service supermarket with a large meat department, bakery, tortilleria and prepared foods in addition to a sizeable section of domestic and imported Latin American grocery goods to provide a Mexican homeland experience. We are always looking for great people to join as a member of the Northgate Family. If you are passionate about food, are customer focused, team oriented, and want to be a part of our family, we invite you to apply! We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and a 20% discount for you and one other family member in your household for most purchases made at Northgate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Associate is responsible for completing in-store food and non-food demonstrations.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge of products represented.
• Serves, demonstrates, intercepts consumers and sells products in a professional manner.
• Maintains an overall professional appearance consistent with the requirements of the job.
• The Associate has a passion for food, people and sales.
• Possesses the aptitude and ability to gain adequate knowledge of the products represented.
• Has desire and ability to proactively intercept, engage, interact, and sell product to the consumer in a positive manner.
• Can effectively communicate the features and benefits of the product.
• Ability to prepare and serve food samples using small appliances.
• Can maintain a clean, sterile and safe workstation using cleaning chemicals.
• Properly sets up and prepares Event Table for execution.
• Achieves 100% execution on assigned work.
• Assists with preparation for client visits and completes audit corrections.
• Builds and maintains rapport with store personnel to effectively meet company and client objectives.
• Completes expense reports as per Company Policy.
• May use graphic aids to facilitate demonstration.
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:

Education/Experience

• High school diploma preferred but not required.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations

• Food Safety Certificate

Skills Required

• High communication skills.
• Ability to hear, speak and understand the spoken word.
• Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret and understand English and Spanish.
• Must be able to drive from store to store.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach, talk, hear, and have visual ability to read instructions.
• Lift and carry up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Push and pull a wheeled demonstration cart weighing up to 300 pounds.
• Be in contact with cleaning supplies.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.

Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Your Right to Work– In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States.