At Mercatalyst, We Are Event Driven Retail(R).  We create exciting and engaging shopping experiences and deliver deep value through curated, exclusive deals on leading brand products across all major consumer product categories. Mercatalyst reaches millions of customers through our partnerships with famous TV personalities and shows using our family of websites including:

• morningsave.com
• meh.com
• sidedeal.com 
• mediocritee.com 

Join forces with a unique group of entrepreneurs who created the daily deal and who remain innovative, creative, and resilient. We're always looking for like-minded people to enrich our company culture and our brand. We offer a unique and exciting experience, and we are looking to add talent to our team today!

Pat Summitt, Phil Jackson, Coach Pop, Dawn Staley, John Wooden, Jürgen Klopp: these are just a few coaches renowned for their skill at motivating and inspiring top performance.  Mercatalyst seeks a business coach, personal trainer, and inspiring leader for our team of buyers and channel managers.  Mercatalyst’s buying process is dynamic and unique, and resembles sales processes by promoting Mercatalyst’s various brands, channels, and solutions to product manufacturers and distributors.   

This role is only for the professional who knows how to accomplish goals through other people.

Job Description and Responsibilities

• Motivate, lead, and inspire top performance from every team member
• Coach, mentor, and train team members to achieve their full potential
• Use data, KPI, and other analytics to set goals and drive performance
• Manage friendly competition and team dynamics
• Recruit and train new team members
• Collaborate with other managers and departments (e.g. merchandising, CS, etc)
• Monitor trends and developments to guide team direction and focus
   

Success Looks Like:

• Motivating each team member to continually higher levels of performance and success.
• Holding team members accountable to foundational performance levels of prospecting, business development, outreach, relationship maintenance, and communication.
• Identifying obstacles to growth and success, and coaching team members through obstacles. 
• Identifying new, overlooked, and underserved opportunities. 
• Developing and expanding Mercatalyst’s manufacturer and vendor relationships.
• Building and enhancing Mercatalyst’s brand awareness and reputation among manufacturers and vendors.
• Cultivating a growth, achievement, and success mindset. 

Skills, Experience, and Education

• Experience leading, motivating, and coaching both individual and team performance, especially in a sales environment.
• Knowledge of sales methodologies, processes, and psychology.
• Strong business acumen and proficiency of retail math preferred.
• Experience in home & housewares, electronics, health & beauty, or CPG preferred.
• Experience in consumer retail or wholesale distribution a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Solid history of driving strong negotiating positions, communicating competitive value, and exploiting new business opportunities.

We are offering a unique experience in an exciting, motivating culture. At Mercatalyst, we offer competitive benefits such as medical/dental/vision on day 1.  We also offer paid vacation, paid holidays, a 401k plan with a great match, short term disability, long term disability, life, AD&D, critical care plans, and more. 

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind, including discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, veteran status, age, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, or any other characteristics protected by law.  We also make all reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.