Product Category Associate 1
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Posted 2 months ago
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Job Description
Job Summary: The Product Category Associate 1 will provide routine administrative support for the Product Management Department (PMD). The Product Category Associate 1 will be responsible for keeping track of all products coming into the Company. The Product Category Associate 1 will also be responsible for supporting the division to achieve sales goals while collaborating with PMD team members, and Branch offices. In addition, associates will assist in implementing marketing strategies by preparing proposals, presentations, communication materials, market research, and digital marketing content creation, and support various elements essential for the company's growth.
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensure that each customer, client, and vendor receives outstanding customer service by providing a friendly environment which includes greeting and assisting every customer, maintaining outstanding product knowledge, and all other components of customer service.
- Responsible for coordination, transfer, and appropriate translation of all technical documentation required to support the Company product line among branches around the world.
- Maintain document control for specification sheets/ manufacture processing sheets, including storing, verifying obtain and maintaining from makers.
- Monitor and maintain vendor account management, including, but not limited to, claiming merchandise expenses, invoicing, and payment confirmation.
- Obtain specification sheet of each product from vendors, and check for leaks and errors of content.
- Obtain guarantee letter for each product from vendors, check for leaks and errors of content, and submit to customers via the Sales Department
- Create and report sales performance data to specific vendors
- Retrieve data from the Business Intelligence (BI) database if necessary.
- Coordinates the distribution of internal and external marketing literature.
- Completes sales-related and marketing administrative projects, including running marketing and sales reports and conducting company research.
- Learn and work with various digital marketing software programs and implement marketing plans that include digital and print content as needed.
- Assists in writing and editing sales and marketing materials, such as articles, presentations, white papers, and collateral.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life & accident insurance
- Pet Insurance
- 401(k) with company matching
- 19 days of paid time off
- Wellness program and EAP assistance
- and much more!
- Most benefits require employee contribution
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.
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We are a company with over 100 years of history and a proud Japanese heritage (Wismettac group holding company is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange). We are committed to sharing with the world the tastes and benefits of the Asian cuisine through a complete portfolio that excites our customers.We are proud to offer Shirakiku, our main brand, which became popular in many Asian restaurants and households in the North America and is now recognized as a brand of choice throughout the US and the rest of the world.Some important numbers for North America: •$1B in sales, with strong presence in Foodservice and Retail•22 locations•Over 900 employees•Over 7,000 itemsLearn more at wismettacusa.com