Product Promoter
About the Role
Responsible for spreading brand awareness of Q Quartz by visiting customers and performing product knowledge seminars. Coordinates with customers to maintain appropriate quantities of promotional materials.
Responsibilities
- Promote MSI Quartz products to builders, architects, designers, and kitchen dealers.
- Perform product knowledge seminars at customer locations.
- Train customer sales forces on MSI product lines.
- Maintain and update customer database and generate sales reports as needed.
- Attend trade shows, conventions, and other onsite seminars.
- Work with existing customers to retain and increase their business.
- Coordinate with customers to maintain appropriate quantities of promotional materials.
- Increase brand awareness through strategic placement of advertisements.
- Perform additional duties as required or requested.
Requirements
- High school education required; some college work completed preferred.
- Prior experience in the natural stone, tile, or hard flooring industry is preferred.
- Retail merchandising experience is a plus but not required.
- Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, self-starter, sense of urgency, personable, extroverted personality, and well-organized.
- Provide a high level of customer service.
- Problem-solving skills with a habit of being proactive.
- Intermediate skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Previous experience using iPad, iPhone, or smartphones is helpful.
- Ability to work flexible schedules including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
- Willingness to travel, up to 50% required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and communicate verbally.
- Frequently walks and stands; occasionally sits.
- Must regularly lift, pull, and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision.
Pay
This salaried, exempt position pays from $50,000 to $60,000 per year. The estimated annual pay for new hires generally ranges from $55,000 to $65,000 or more, depending on experience, education level, and annual bonuses.
Schedule
- Monday to Friday from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM.
- 2 Saturdays a month from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Benefits
- Referral, Holiday, and Annual Bonuses.
- Annual pay increases.
- Paid Time Off.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Company-paid Short Term and Long Term Disability.
- Company-paid Life Insurance.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with company matching contributions.
- Charitable donation matching programs.
- Free, company-sponsored 1-on-1 tutoring for children/dependents of MSI employees in grades K-12, including free tutoring for SAT and ACT tests.
About the Company
Founded in 1975, MSI is a leading supplier of flooring tile, countertops, wall and backsplash tile, and hardscaping surfaces products in North America. Headquartered in Orange, California, MSI also maintains over 50 state-of-the-art showroom and distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada. MSI's product line includes an extensive offering of Granite, Quartz, Porcelain, Luxury Vinyl flooring, Slate, Marble, Travertine, Sandstone, Limestone, Quartzite, onyx, stacked stone, and pavers imported from over 36 countries on six continents.