Sales and Events Coordinator

Harmons•Kearns, UT

About The Position

The Sales and Events Coordinator grows sales and provides customers with an educational experience by coordinating in-store sampling and sales events. The role educates customers about a wide range of foods, with special emphasis on Harmons’ signature products, and calls for a passion for food. Duties include preparing foods for sampling and demonstrations, preparing food for special store events, providing information for social media marketing—including Instagram—and training Foodies. The coordinator also assists with planning, coordinating, and executing events and provides exceptional customer service. The position ensures product quality and freshness, accurate pricing and signage, and clean, sanitized, well-stocked Foodie carts and work areas. It includes researching and creating demonstration recipes; assisting with the teach-to-taste program; coordinating sampling and events with store management; projecting sales goals and reporting results; maintaining the store’s Instagram account; ordering and inventorying Foodie supplies; writing the Foodie schedule; and training, mentoring, and providing feedback to associates. The coordinator communicates frequently with the Store Director and assists as needed to support the store as a whole. Work is generally performed in a safe and comfortable store environment, with possible frequent exposure to hot, cold, and wet conditions. The role involves standing, walking, and bending throughout the workday, handling objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and performing tasks involving grasping, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, twisting, crouching, reaching, repetitive motion, coordination, and responding to customer inquiries. Weekend, evening, and holiday availability is required. Pay is $19.17–$20.67 per hour.

Requirements

Current Food Handler’s Permit.
Ability and willingness to learn about a wide variety of foods, their health benefits, and cooking techniques.
Ability to follow and read recipes, including basic math skills for halving or doubling recipes.
Ability to interpret policies and procedures.
Excellent organization and planning skills.
Solid verbal and listening skills to communicate effectively with customers and associates.
Ability to handle conflict professionally and appropriately.
Ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for personal and team success.
Ability to make logical, significant decisions using general, recognized skills and techniques.
Integrity, a positive attitude, a mission-driven and self-directed approach, and demonstrated passion for Harmons’ mission and commitment to collaboration.
Continually strive to be product-minded, customer-minded, personnel-minded, detail-oriented, forward-focused, and consistent.
Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Ability to perform the listed physical duties, including standing, walking, and bending throughout the workday and maneuvering objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
One year of kitchen or other culinary training experience preferred.
A combination of education, experience, and training may provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Follow established departmental and store policies and procedures.
Ensure the quality and freshness of products and services prepared and provided by Foodies.
Confirm pricing accuracy and signage for products, with particular attention to advertised items.
Clean and sanitize Foodie carts and work areas daily and maintain company appearance standards.
Deliver excellent customer service.
Assist the People Support Manager with the teach-to-taste program at store level.
Research and create recipes for in-store demonstrations.
Sample a wide variety of foods for customers and educate them about food, preparation, and health benefits, with emphasis on Harmons’ signature products.
Prepare foods and information for Foodies.
Assist with planning, organizing, and executing sales events, coordinating with store management on events and sampling.
Provide sales goal projections and outcome results.
Provide store-specific social media information and maintain the store’s Instagram account.
Set up, prepare food for, and clean up after special store events.
Keep Foodie carts well-stocked and maintained.
Communicate openly and frequently with the Store Director.
Take inventory of and order Foodie supplies.
Train Foodies; write the Foodie schedule; teach, mentor, and educate associates; and provide ongoing performance feedback.
Assist as needed to ensure the success of the store as a whole.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.