Part Time Product Demonstrator - Sales Advisor $12.65/hr - Part-time

CDS Part Time Product Demonstrator - Sales Advisor

Are you outgoing and enthusiastic about interacting with people? If promoting the best brands to today’s shoppers sounds appealing, then Club Demonstration Services (CDS), the in-house product demonstration company for Costco, might be the place for you! We are looking for Product Demonstrators who will promote, share samples and information about products to Costco members. You’ll join a global workforce of 31,000 employees providing demonstration services across the Unites States and in 9 countries around the world.

CDS is the preferred in-house event marketing provider to Costco. We offer the best person-to-person marketing services in the industry, driving sales for our customers and Costco. APPLY TODAY!

What We Offer:

• Immediate, part-time positions
• Competitive Pay Rates
• 401(K) plan
• Flexible hours
• Sales incentives
• Great team members

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and demonstrate food and non-food vendor products to Costco club members
• Interact with customers and management in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner
• Generate brand awareness and positive product impressions to increase sales
• Provide excellent customer services, including assessing the needs of the customer to best recommend products
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Must 18 years or older
• Flexible schedule, including weekend availability
• Stand comfortably for us to 6 hours a day
• Basic computer skills

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Job Duty

• Engage the consumer by creating brand awareness and enthusiasm
• Dynamically sell product to the member
• Assist other Sales Advisors as required in a team-oriented environment
• Set-up and organize merchandise; prepare vendor products according to written instructions
• Coordinate, organize and close down work area including cleaning and sanitizing, washing and drying dishes and proper storage of equipment
• Adhere to all Food Safety handling and sanitation training and guidelines 
• Participate and adhere to all safety policies and practices
• Perform other related duties as assigned or required 

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent Customer Service Skills
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to Ensure High Levels of Service & Quality are Maintained
• Track Record of Building & Maintaining Customer/Client Relationships
• Well Organized, Detail Oriented, & able to Handle Fast Paced Work Environment
• NEHA Professional Food Handler Certification required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance.  All of our positions require the satisfactory completion of a background check. Please be aware that acknowledging or having criminal convictions does not constitute an automatic bar to employment.  Factors including, but not limited to age and time of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, and rehabilitation will be taken into account.