Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
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.
Benefits*: Wismettac offers competitive benefits, which include:
- 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
Pre-employment Drug testing is required.
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.
Principals only. Recruiters, please do not contact this job posting.
Skills Required
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.
- Pre-employment drug testing is required.
What We Do
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. imports, wholesales, and distributes Japanese and other Asian food products across North America. It serves food-service operators and retail stores, bringing Asian flavors and quality ingredients to customers through a broad U.S. warehouse and branch network. The company aims to make Asian cuisine more accessible in new markets, provide dependable service and products, and use food to build cultural connections. Its catalog includes thousands of products.
