Brand Ambassador North Jersey Job at Acreage Holdings in Egg Harbor Township

Company Description

Canopy USA is now positioned to consolidate operations across its three business units – Wana, Jetty, and Acreage – realizing synergies, cost savings, and supporting growth in state-legal markets across the U.S. Through coverage of key market segments including flower via Superflux, vape and concentrates via Jetty, edibles and beverages via Wana, and retail through The Botanist, Canopy USA is well positioned to accelerate growth with an emphasis on the Midwestern and Northeastern U.S. markets.

Summary

The Brand Ambassador is responsible for increasing brand awareness and driving sales by compliantly promoting our products through various channels and sales functions. This position will work closely with our Wholesale Sales and Marketing departments to help achieve our business objectives including communicating the value of our brands to customers, tracking and reporting customer feedback, professionally representing the brand at launches and events, and assisting our sales teams with key sales tasks. To excel in this role, you will have excellent communication and networking skills as well as a strong presence on social media. Previous experience as a brand ambassador or a similar role is strongly desired, as well as a strong knowledge of sales and marketing tactics and techniques. You must have the ability to travel 80% or greater across the Northern New Jersey territory. Majority of the time, 80% or greater in the Northern NJ area (Phillipsburg to Jersey City; Fort Lee, Hoboken, Hackensack, Newark, Bloomfield, Maplewood, The Oranges, Elmwood Park, Paterson, Rockaway, West Milford, Sussex, Washington Township (Warren County)).

Responsibilities

• Embraces and effectively communicates Acreage NJ CCF's mission, vision, and goals.
• Help maintain a positive image of the Acreage NJ CCF's brand(s).
• Collaborates with the Wholesale Sales and Marketing teams to help develop and execute marketing strategies and campaigns.
• Educates customers, retailers, and distributors about our products and champions our online training platform.
• Tracks marketing material supplies and notifies the Wholesale Sales team of current inventory levels and future orders.
• Participates in trade shows and other industry-related event attendance, where support may be required.
• Collaborates with Logistics and Transport to provide dispensaries with delivery documents minimally 24-48 hours in advance of their scheduled deliveries.
• Assists the Wholesale Sales Manager and Coordinators with building rapport with customers and vendors.
• Monitors customer feedback and potential escalating issues and/or complaints on customer service.
• Tracks customer preferences, metrics, and media campaigns.
• Represents the company in full compliance with both state and company policies and regulations, at grand openings, product launches, and events.
• Brainstorms ideas and participates in training and workshops.
• Works closely with the Wholesale Sales team to help update dispensary profiles and sales operation data entry.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 2 years of post-secondary education in a related field preferred
• Minimum 2 years\' experience in a fast-paced client-service intensive industry – hospitality and retail backgrounds - preferred
• Minimum 2 years of industry experience required.
• 80% travel required, must have reliable transportation

Computers and Technology

• Proficiency using Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office programs including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Schedule

• Must have night and weekend availability

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Retail environment involves frequent standing, sitting, and walking. Daily administrative tasks require frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination for accurate typing, paperwork, and other tasks. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. On-site daily attendance is required.

Code of Conduct

All employees are expected to represent the values and maintain the standards contained in the Code of Conduct.

Changes To This Job Description

The Company may amend this job description in whole or part, at any time, without notice based on business needs.