Brand Ambassador

**Brand Ambassador - Regina, SK**

**About Us**

‘Brewers with Heart’ is what we are known for. We thrive on the legendary passion and leadership that 16 front-line employees, ‘The Original 16’, demonstrated when they saved the brewery from closure in 1990 and founded the Great Western Brewing Company. We win brewing awards and have learned to reinvent ourselves. We are proud, independent, and determined

**Why Work Here**
- Your work will be noticed and what you do matters
- We are the perfect sized organization to work for, big enough to do interesting work yet small enough that our CEO knows each of us
- Culture of bold ambition, delivering on our commitments
- Leadership with passion and a great sense of humour

**Position Description - Overview**
The Brand Ambassador plays a critical role in promoting GWBC within their designated region. The individual will be involved in supporting our Territory Managers through proper execution of strategic marketing programs at retail and on-premise locations. Working with the Territory Managers you will strengthen relationships and achieve objectives. In addition, the position will be required to support the execution of specific sponsorships and events.

**Safety and Food Safety Statement**
- All employees are required to adhere to hygiene and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements and follow all company food safety/safety policies and procedures.
- Report all food safety, and people safety, authenticity, legality and quality issues

**Key responsibilities and requirements for the position include**:

- Building relationships with our accounts to strengthen their commitment to GW
- Managing and maintaining customer profiles with accurate information and notes in the CRM
- Ensure full distribution of the Great Western brands and identify opportunities where distribution can be increased and communicate back to the Territory Manager
- Ensure the highest product quality at the retail and on-premise level and removing product that does not meet our high standards
- Managing the coordination of samplings throughout the designated region
- Providing the Commercial team with insight on market trends and conditions
- Observe and report on competitive activity
- Managing the POS material at retail and on-premise locations based on the needs of the Territory Manager
- Building displays to highlight and promote the Great Western Brands
- Interfacing with the sales and marketing group to ensure that our accounts have the proper materials and pricing

**Organizational Structure**

Reports functionally to the designated Territory Manager, however, this position will work closely with several areas of the business.

**Performance Objectives**
- Understanding the Great Western long-term strategy and being able to deliver on predetermined goals and objectives
- Understanding the Great Western sales process & building blocks and using it as a guideline to merchandise our brands based on customer and consumer demographics
- Outgoing personality and able to work independently towards the overall goal
- Understanding product knowledge to ensure deliverables across all brands

**Measurement Criteria**
- Execution of programs at retail level, including displays
- Ensure customers are receiving best in class service
- Territory Managers are supported
- CRM is continually updated

**Core Competencies**
**Action Oriented**
- Enjoy working hard
- Not fearful of acting with mínimal planning

**Perseverance**
- Pursues everything with energy, drive and need to finish

**Compassion**
- Genuinely cares about people
- Is available and ready to help

**Integrity and Trust**
- Is widely trusted
- Is direct, truthful doesn’t misrepresent

**Peer Relationships**
- Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all
- Is seen as a team player and cooperative

**Department Competencies**

**Customer Focus**
- Dedicated to meeting expectations of customers
- Uses firsthand information for improvements in products and services
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect

**Time Management**
- Uses time effectively and efficiently
- Values time, concentrates efforts on important priorities

**Drive for Results**
- Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully
- Is a top performer
- Pushes

**Qualifications**
- Post-secondary degree or working towards in the area of Marketing or Business related
- Merchandising/Marketing fundamentals
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Computer literate i.e. MS office, excel, power point, CRM
- Willingness to work flexible or irregular hours including evenings and weekends and occasionally statutory holidays
- **Other requirements include**:_
- Must be Legal drinking age in SK

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $45,000.00-$50,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Vision care
- Wellness