What are the responsibilities and job description for the Local Sales & Community Outreach Representative position at Bang Cookies?
Overview
Bang Cookies is hiring a Local Sales & Partnerships Representative to grow local sales through direct, in-person outreach across Ocean Township and Monmouth County.
This role is focused on visiting local businesses, schools, offices, medical facilities, gyms, nonprofits, realtors, and community organizations. You will introduce Bang Cookies through local outreach and pop-up events, cut and share product samples, build relationships, collect decision-maker information, and turn conversations into catering orders, fundraising partners, corporate gifting accounts, and repeat customers.
The ideal candidate is outgoing, organized, self-motivated, and comfortable walking into businesses, starting conversations, and following up until opportunities become sales.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Outreach & Revenue Growth
- Visit local businesses, schools, offices, medical facilities, gyms, nonprofits, realtors, and community organizations to generate new sales opportunities
- Identify decision-makers such as office managers, HR teams, school administrators, event coordinators, business owners, and community leaders
- Present Bang Cookies’ catering, fundraising, and corporate gifting, based on each organization’s needs
- Generate leads for catering orders, bulk orders, employee appreciation gifts, holiday gifting, birthdays, meetings, and events
- Follow up with prospects and existing customers to secure first-time orders, repeat orders, and long-term accounts
Sampling, Pop-Ups & Partnerships
- Cut and distribute cookie samples during outreach visits to create interest and open sales conversations
- Coordinate and host pop-up events at businesses, gyms, schools, community events, partner organizations, and high foot traffic areas to generate leads, collect contacts, and drive orders
- Identify and pitch fundraising opportunities with schools, sports teams, nonprofits, clubs, and community groups
- Represent Bang Cookies professionally at local activations, product drops, and community events
Tracking & Reporting
- Track outreach activity, decision-maker contacts, leads, objections, follow-ups, and sales opportunities in a shared CRM or spreadsheet
- Maintain an organized database of local business and community contacts
- Provide weekly updates to management on outreach activity, wins, challenges, follow-ups, and pipeline status
- Prioritize outreach that leads to measurable revenue, repeat accounts, and customer growth
Qualifications
- Able to stand for extended periods, travel locally, and carry samples, menus and basic event materials.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable with cold outreach, walk-ins, local travel, and face-to-face selling
- Friendly, confident, and professional
- Self-motivated, organized, and consistent with follow-up
- Results-focused and comfortable being measured by outreach activity, leads, accounts, and revenue
- Basic computer skills, including email, spreadsheets, and simple CRM tools
- Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license required
- Sales, marketing, business development, food service, catering, retail, hospitality, fundraising, or community outreach experience preferred
Success Metrics
Success in this role will be measured by:
- Qualified outreach visits completed each week
- New decision-maker contacts collected
- Follow-ups completed on time
- New catering, fundraising, corporate gifting, and pop-up opportunities created
- Revenue generated from new accounts
- Repeat orders from first-time customers
Compensation & Perks
- $18–$20/hour, based on experience
- Employee discount
- Flexible field-based schedule
Why Join Bang Cookies?
Bang Cookies is a growing New Jersey bakery brand with a strong local following and major opportunity for community-based sales growth. This is a strong role for someone who wants hands-on experience in sales, local marketing, hospitality, events or small business growth.
This is not a desk-based role. You will be out in the community introducing people to the brand, sharing samples, building relationships, and turning local conversations into long-term customers.
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20