Topping & Icing Specialist (Food Broker)
Affinity Group•Charlotte, NC
•$24 - $35•Hybrid
About The Position
Affinity Group Retail is seeking a Topping & Icing Specialist to support one of the industry's leading bakery brands throughout the Carolinas. This unique role combines hands-on bakery expertise, customer training, merchandising support, and sales partnership to help retail bakery teams elevate their cake and dessert programs. If you have experience in cake decorating, bakery operations, training, or foodservice/retail sales and enjoy working directly with customers, this is an exciting opportunity to turn your passion into a rewarding career.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on bakery, cake decorating, or foodservice/retail experience
- Strong understanding of in-store bakery operations
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-starter who enjoys working independently and managing multiple priorities
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office and mobile technology for reporting and communication
- Ability to travel throughout the assigned territory
Nice To Haves
- Experience training others or conducting demonstrations preferred
Responsibilities
- Conduct hands-on training for bakery associates on decorating techniques, bakery procedures, and product applications
- Demonstrate creative uses of icings, toppings, desserts, and specialty bakery products
- Develop customized cake and dessert solutions for customer accounts
- Partner with sales teams to support product launches, promotions, and customer presentations
- Assist customers with merchandising strategies that drive bakery sales
- Identify new opportunities to grow bakery and dessert programs
- Support special events, product demonstrations, and customer training sessions
- Communicate marketplace trends, competitive activity, and customer feedback
- Build strong relationships with bakery managers, store teams, and key decision makers
- Maintain activity reporting and provide recommendations to support business growth
Benefits
- Hourly rate: $24-$35 per hour
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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