Sales & Merchandising Specialist

Premium Appliance Sales & Merchandising Specialist

The Premium Appliance Sales & Merchandising Specialist supports both sales operations and merchandising execution to drive business growth across B2B channels. This role collaborates with internal teams and vendor partners to develop and deliver compelling content, manage promotional programs, and ensure seamless execution of sales and training initiatives. Responsibilities include creating sales and customer-facing materials, coordinating virtual training events, managing vendor communications, and driving strategic social media and marketing plans that align with brand objectives. The ideal candidate combines strong organizational skills with creativity and a collaborative mindset to effectively support the sales organization and enhance partner engagement.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities :

• Sales Support : Contribute to monthly new product introductions to ensure relevant marketing materials are created and promoted to the sales team.
• Collaborate with necessary stakeholders to create and promote marketing materials for internal and vendor created promotions.
• Manage the sharing platform for all sales materials to be easily located and referenced by all parties.
• Vendor Content : Manage vendor provided images and documents to the internal content team to ensure accuracy across all premium brands and categories.
• Coordinate monthly meetings with each vendor to ensure relevant content is delivered promptly to internal stakeholders.
• Establish and foster positive working relationships with external vendors to ensure successful collaboration on marketing initiatives with prepared execution.
• Content Creation : Develop engaging and persuasive content for marketing materials, including sales tools, price guides, websites, social media, and customer marketing initiatives via Wrike.
• Execute virtual CEUs + Sales trainings to provide additional support to dealer salespeople and trade professionals.
• Customer Marketing : Create easy to execute social media content to share with customers driving top line sales.
• Design monthly marketing plans that tie into seasonal trends and execute through social media & the B2B sales platform.
• Management of the premium designer incentive program to engage with trade partners to ensure smooth sales cycle & claim processes.
• Collaboration : Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather insights, ensuring that content aligns seamlessly with project objectives and overarching brand messaging.
• Establish and foster positive working relationships with external partners and vendors to ensure successful collaboration on marketing initiatives.
• Event Support : Support outside sales team to provide detailed execution of in person vendor trainings.
• Coordinate promotional initiatives, trainings and events to enhance brand support.

Minimum Requirements : Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business administration or related field. 2-5 years of experience in a Marketing or Sales Admin role. Experience in B2B sales environments, particularly with dealer and distributor networks. Strong copywriting skills with attention to detail. Ability to build solid, effective working relationships with others. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience thinking both strategically and creatively. Ability to work cross-functionally with sales teams, vendors, and marketing departments. Ability to work independently with minimum supervision. Experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe Editor, Marketing Management Tools (Wrike, Canva, etc.) 10% Travel to support customer's events.

Physical Demands : 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 regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Diversity Statement : At DCC Technology, we deeply value diversity and inclusion. We recognize the unique contributions each team member brings to our dynamic culture and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, heard, and celebrated. Our commitment extends to offering flexible working arrangements, ensuring that we accommodate the diverse needs of our colleagues and stakeholders. By joining us, you'll be part of shaping the future at DCC Technology, driving forward initiatives that not only make a real difference but also reflect the rich tapestry of our global community. Let's innovate together, embracing diversity to inspire groundbreaking solutions.