Marketing Assistant (ESP)

EURPAC STRATEGIC PARTNERS (ESP), a division of EURPAC Service, Inc., is a company focused on the Adult Beverage and convenience store industry, providing strategic insight and capabilities to our clients. Our well-established operating teams focus on product placement, marketing services, consumer engagement, business intelligence and retail services in over one-thousand Army Air Force Exchange, Navy Exchange, Marine Corps Exchange and Coast Guard Exchange locations around the world.

We are seeking a Marketing Assistant to join our dynamic team in our Dallas, Texas office.

Principal Responsibilities

• Identify trendsetter products / suppliers by researching industry and developing understanding of industry.
• Identify potential new business partners; discover and explore opportunities to grow business.
• Assist in developing new client leads and broadening of division portfolio.
• Work closely with manufacturer to maintain an accurate monthly pricing and product database.
• Maintain system pricing and promotion, keeping Customer Service informed.
• Coordinate activities and priorities with assigned Director.
• Support Exchange customers and clients by providing item set-up, suggested order quantities, overstocks.
• Communicate status to sales force.
• Work with EIS team on prepared reports and report manipulation for analysis.
• Collaborate with EIS team during development of market / sales analysis reporting and market share.
• Ability to draw conclusions and provide insights on own.
• Track presentations, promotions, and category reviews, analyzing final results for future presentations and planning.
• Interface with field sales, principals, and military buyers.
• Perform ad hoc requests for direct supervisor as deemed necessary for service to client and customer.
• Performs all other job-related duties, including but not limited to:
  • POS requirements
  • Coordinate distribution of product samples and coupons
  • Provide new item material upon receipt
  • Provide necessary selling material for field mandatory packages
  • Demo Coordination
  • Tracking of client MDF funds
  • Weekly review of customer inventory status reports, cross-reference reports, and other applicable

Skills and Knowledge

• Must have a clear understanding of industry trends, and keen sense for emerging innovations.
• Well-developed analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Should be multi-tasked, team player, creative, disciplined, and with a sense of urgency.
• Strong Excel, ACCESS, Power Point, and Outlook facility, along with accurate data entry skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously.
• Demonstrated ability to grow and learn in position.

Qualifications

• Work to grow division top line revenue through identification of new business opportunities, development of effective business strategy and expanding current client sales success.
• Primary client point of contact on Manufacturers pricing and product database.
• Prepare promotions and/or analysis for clients.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications and participating in professional organizations.