At a Glance

We’re seeking a driven Market Development Manager who is passionate about training, building relationships, and driving sales. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible opportunity! As the Market Development Manager, you will communicate with both consumers and store associates to represent our client’s popular Robotic Vacuumproducts within well-known home furnishings, home improvement, and/or consumer electronics retailers. You will use your ability to approach and engage customers while providing fun and relevant demonstrations that will help close the sale. 

Overview

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive pay with bonus potential
• Health and wellness benefits plans
• Flexible vacation and holiday policies 
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Technology allowance
• Referral bonus 
• Tax savings with flexible spending accounts for parking, transit, dependents, and healthcare costs 
• Opportunity to work with a growing company that actively rewards and promotes its employees 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Train, develop and educate retail sales specialists on the features and benefits of client's products
• Build and cultivate strong relationships with store associates and management as a trusted ally and brand representative
• Share observations, concerns, and potential solutions for what works and what can be improved, and report results daily
• Merchandise retail locations with visual displays and in-store promotional material
• Implement and troubleshoot visual merchandising
• Coordinate and execute special awareness and sales events at retail locations
• Deliver excellent sales/customer service and proactively greet, educate, and engage customers and store staff on featured products or promotions
• Work with store managers and sales associates in big box retail environments to develop plans that will create sales
• Provide impactful training and education to retail sales associates on the features and benefits of client's products
• Build strong partnerships with the store sales associates, providing value through the support of your assigned stores

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Experience and Education

• High school diploma or GED, college education preferred
• 2 years of retail sales or customer service experience- consumer electronics or vacuum experience a plus!

Skills and Attributes

• Proven history of closing sales and exceeding goals
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Ability to easily connect with customers and store staff
• Ability to understand, retain, and articulate product details in an ongoing, enthusiastic, and confident manner
• Engaging and impactful presentation and training skills
• Excellent written and communication skills 
• Multitasking and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining the highest levels of customer service and detail
• Self-driven with the ability to take initiative, work independently, and prioritize workload
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining the highest levels of customer service and detail
• Team player and creative, strategic thinker
• Strong selling and demonstrating techniques when executing demo day events
• Ability and willingness to work weekends
• Ability to complete online reports accurately and in a timely manner
• Ability to drive on behalf of the company in compliance with company guidelines with reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and proof of auto insurance 
• Ability to travel within a designated market

Physical Requirements:

• 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
• • Regularly sit, grasp, talk and/or hear
  • Occasionally walk and/or stand
  • Occasionally carry and lift up to 75 pounds
  • Continuous hand/eye coordination and fine manipulation 

Important Information

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

BDS Connected Solutions. (“BDS”) is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. BDS is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. BDS is an at-will employer.

BDS Connected Solutions offers a complete suite of Connected Commerce solutions that blend Advocacy, Training, Retail, Virtual, Experiential, and Digital environments to influence the modern buyer, regardless of where they are on their shopping journey. Since 1985, BDS has been inspired by innovation; as we continue to evolve as a trendsetter in today’s disruptive market, we enable our clients to do the same. Our industry-leading experts never stop working to discover, design, and deploy custom buying solutions that empower brands to achieve and exceed their unique sales goals. BDS is headquartered in Irvine, California with a regional office in New York City, New York. Visit us at www.BDSsolutions.com for more information.