Job Description

ABOUT MPG Market Performance Group, LLC (MPG) is an innovative consulting and sales management services company that specializes in helping manufacturers and retailers define a better path forward to accelerate growth and profitability. We are an experience-based team that revels in the opportunity to collaborate with our clients - from large multinational firms to small, entrepreneurial startups - to achieve stronger marketplace performance. The MPG leadership team brings over 20 years of experience, having held significant roles at major consumer packaged goods and retailing organizations. This background and bias for action, combined with diverse management and project experiences, positions MPG as a valuable resource for a wide variety of client initiatives. JOB OVERVIEW This Sales Admin role would take on a variety of responsibilities to allow our sales team(s) to more closely connect with key decision makers. Sales Administrators maintain day-to-day contact with both the retailer staff and supplier partner staff. They will often be the first point of contact in receiving questions about new and existing products along with inquiries into retailer specific systems. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enter/Maintain information across Client and Customer proprietary systems

• Responds to questions from new and existing clients, customers, and other personnel regarding error corrections, items and inventory, meetings, promotional requests, POG deadlines and other related questions
• Provides support on various projects and related tasks, to include, creating PowerPoint slides, formatting, and creating Excel files, updating dashboards, .com setup, and pricing/UPC changes
• Assumes responsibilities for other Sales Administrators within the department when unavailable
• Creates, enters and updates purchasing related information (e.g. accounting deals, product returns, POs, item set-up, display set-up) using various systems/tools
• Reviews and researches information contained in information provided by the Sales team (e.g. overlapping accounting agreements, discontinued products, cost changes, customer complaints) To correct any errors and make recommendations on corrections needed
• Maintains processes on new item submissions, website listing maintenance, POG deadlines, spreadsheets, client and retailer information
• Set and attend meetings (take notes, follow-up, organize, track deadlines)
• Trains new Sales Administrators on job functions, as needed
  

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EDUCATION

• Minimum - High School Diploma/GED and at least 1 year experience in a retail sales environment.
• Preferred \xe2\x80\x93 College Degree or 3+ years in a retail sales environment
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience with MS Office & Teams
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

BENEFITS We offer a generous package of health benefits, medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, paid maternity/paternity leave and life insurance. Our compensation program provides market industry base salary, bonuses, 401K. At MPG, along with paid holidays, we reward an employee\xe2\x80\x99s extra efforts through unlimited paid time off.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
MPG is an organization driven by PEOPLE, and we know that with diversity comes results. Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging was born from our core values. It is our mission to foster a culture that celebrates inclusion and diversity in the workplace. We believe that by leveraging the unique perspectives and experiences of our employees, MPG can unlock more comprehensive, innovative, and long-standing results for both our client and retailer partners. To ensure that our services and culture incorporate everyone\xe2\x80\x99s unique experiences and perspectives, MPG will never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status
VACCINATION STATUS
MPG does not require candidates to be vaccinated when hired. However, if the client the role is being hired to support requires all candidates to be vaccinated, MPG will require those candidates working with that client to be vaccinated.