Demo & Merchandising Specialist - Seattle, WA

**Who We Are** Chomps is America’s fastest-growing meat snack brand, redefining convenient snacking with a commitment to real ingredients and bold, satisfying flavors. Crafted from 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and venison, along with antibiotic-free turkey and chicken, each Chomps meat stick delivers 10+ grams of high-quality protein without sugar, hormones, soy, dairy, artificial preservatives, artificial nitrates, or MSG. Seasoned with a blend of flavorful herbs and spices, Chomps provides a nutritious protein snack for the whole family. As a minority-owned, family-operated, and B Corporation-certified business, Chomps prioritizes thoughtful sourcing and recently earned the non–ultra-processed food certification through the non-GMO project. Discover a new standard in snacking at [](https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chomps.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CJamie.schoepke%40chomps.com%7Cbaecceae329d4d82973b08deaca6a17e%7Cabac75cdd0b8420e8698e2325b364501%7C0%7C0%7C639138029074468143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iH695JHTVWf4gpYT0zFdZI3N7Qzbz1y22CLLr1cfqZE%3D&reserved=0). **Traits of a Chompian** If you’ve been called nimble, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you. ***This job post is for the following location:*** ***Seattle - Preferred locations: Greater Seattle: Downtown, North End, South End and Eastside: Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond. Only candidates currently living within the Seattle area will be considered.*** **\*\*Once hired, you will be employed through our third party partners WorkWell Workforce solutions. This role is not direct employment with Chomps.\*\*** **Title:** Retail Specialist **Hourly Pay:** $25-$35 depending on experience **Full time:**40 hours a week **What You Will Do** The Retail Specialist is our Chompian in stores sharing the product benefits, premium attributes and uses of Chomps. The Retail Specialist supports our Business Analytics function and Account Owners in conducting in store demonstrations and store visits in their region while functioning as the conduit between the brand, product and consumer at point of purchase. **Responsibilities** - Conduct store visits in Grocery and Natural channel retailers per direction of Sales and Business Analytics Teams (About 40% of workload). - New item acceptance (close voids) in Key Accounts to include, but not limited to: Whole Foods, Sprouts, PCC, Met Market and Fred Meyer - Merchandising: Pack out product from back of house and drive new orders. - Shelf tag management/promotional compliance. - Secondary Displays and selling in shipper program. - Product education. - Execute demos in store (50% + of workload): Must build baseline understanding of Chomps message points to clearly communicate food credentials, product benefits, premium attributes and uses to consumers at point of purchase. - Must be able to establish a quick rapport with a wide variety of shoppers and store personnel while building relationships at store level. - Demonstrate a sales acumen yielding strong demonstration performance by meeting our exceeding sales goals. - All activity (Demos/Store Visits) will be processed through retail CRM platform (Repsly). - Must be prepared to engage in physical activity including ability to stand on feet for entire length of demonstration (up to 8 hours) and lift products up to 40lbs. - Prepared to travel locally approximately 90% of the time. - Accepts responsibility for the organization goals by taking ownership of new and different duties and identifying new opportunities at retail. **Who You Are** - Self-motivated and solutions oriented. - Collaborative mindset with strength in effectively receiving and communicating feedback. - Proactive, clear and direct communicator. - Bachelor’s Degree preferred. - Prior promotional and demonstrating experience a plus. - Has a passion for great natural product brands! - Results oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team. - Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle to transport equipment and travel to different events. - Must be 18 years or older. - This is a full time role, up to 40 hours a week. \*Once hired, you will be employed through our third party partners **WorkWell Workforce solutions.** This role is not direct employment with Chomps. **Perks they offer:** - Medical, dental and vision benefits - Accrued paid time off - Paid Holidays - Opportunities for bonus, based on performance - Monthly wellness reimbursement - Cell phone stipend **Our Commitment** *Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.* *We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.* *You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.* *Chomps does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.* **Important Notice:** It has come to our attention that fraudsters have been posing as Chomps employees or recruiters and contacting job-seeking candidates regarding potential job opportunities. These fraudulent messages sometimes include a request for payment and confidential personal information. Please note that the Chomps recruiting process does not include asking candidates for payments or other confidential financial information. If you are applying for a job, you can confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles: . If you have questions please email us at [people@chomps.com](mailto:careers@chomps.com)