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; generate sales reports as needed.
- Attend trade shows, conventions, and onsite seminars.
- Work with existing customers to retain and increase 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.
- Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, proactive, and well-organized.
- Personable, extroverted personality with a sense of urgency.
- Strong customer service and problem-solving skills.
- Intermediate skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Experience using iPad, iPhone, or smartphones is helpful.
- Ability to work flexible schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
- Willingness to travel, up to 50% of the time.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
- Regularly use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and communicate verbally.
- Frequently walk and stand; occasionally sit.
- Regularly lift, pull, and move up to 25 pounds; occasionally up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision.
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 employees in grades K-12, including SAT and ACT test tutoring.
Schedule
- Monday to Friday: 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM.
- 2 Saturdays per month: 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
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 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.