The successful candidate will be a person who will use their high level of technical expertise to provide advice, inspiration and education to customers through product demonstrations of the Sonos Wireless Multi-Room Music Zone Player.

Key to this role is ability to communicate as you will be engaging both shoppers and store colleagues alike to deliver increased sales and brand awareness of Sonos products. We are seeking individuals who have a great understanding of technology and a passion for music!

Please note, a driving licence and car essential as you will need to transport kit into store.

Rate of pay

• £85 per demonstration day (inc holiday pay and bonus)

Training

• Held at Channel Advantage Head Office, Stonor Park, Henley on Thames. Paid at £65 per day (inc holiday pay and bonus).
• Travel to and from training can be claimed back.
• Training date choice - either 21^st or 22^nd March 2012. Campaign starts 24^th March 2012.

Stores, locations and duration

• Costco Stores in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Milton Keynes (14 days work).
• John Lewis Norwich (24 days work).
• Currys Stores Glasgow Braehead and Guildford (22 days work).

To apply for one of these positions please email booking@channel-advantage.co.uk with a brief overview of your demonstration experience and your CV, explaining why you feel you are the best person to work on this campaign.

Please also indicate which store group and store location you wish to be considered for.

**Two Vacancies** - one London, one Manchester

Do you remember what it was like to work for a company that's successful? Fun? Has a great story to tell? Don’t you miss it?

We’re growing – fast. And we need a Retail Experience Specialist to join our team and help shape our brand within retail across the UK. It involves the usual duties – training, merchandising and in store demonstrations. The terrific part is that we have a great story – extremely cool products, collaborative teams and dizzying growth. When’s the last time you had that?

You will use your high level of knowledge and expertise to provide advice, inspiration and education to customers and retailers about Sonos’ product range. You will be responsible for reaching your targets through managing and developing a group of consumer electronic retail stores within a pre-defined territory, ensuring they receive visits frequently.

During your visits to leading electrical retailers you will be effectively communicating the full features of Sonos products and services through promotional and relationship building activity.

For the individual with the right combination of experience and personality, this is a very rewarding role in a highly visible team. The people we choose will be able to make a big difference to the success of Sonos, within some of the biggest names in retailing in the UK.

The base for this role is in and around London, with good access to motorways and transport systems. The territory will contain between 80 – 120 different retailers which will be visited on a scheduled call pattern frequency.

Package:

• £23k plus 10% KPI annual bonus
• BMW 1 Series
• Share Option package

Candidate specification:  

• Previous field based territory management experience or minimum one year sales or retailer experience.
• A broad range of experience within the technology market.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A lively and positive personality.
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and experience with others.
• Full, clean driving license – Essential.
• PC Literate with MS Office.

This is a full time, field based role and a flexible approach to working practices is required. The role will involve weekend and evening working (from time to time) as well as overnight stays.

If you feel you have the prerequisite experience and skill sets and are keen to join a team that's breaking new ground in retail then please send a copy of your current CV and a summary of your experience to the Channel Advantage recruitment team, booking@channel-advantage.co.uk

Closing deadline for all applicants is Friday 10^th February 2012. 

In December Earl Perkins from the Sonos Team met with one of the men in white as he worked at John Lewis in Sloane Square. Looks like JLP are took their pre-Christmas security checks rather seriously!

Never a dull moment when you work out in the field - please do share your celeb spots with us...

There were fabulous displays from leading brands: Intel, Asus, Panasonic TVs, Netgear, Cyberlink, Sonos, Lenovo and Turtle Beach.

The showcase is designed to provide an interactive demonstration and training opportunity for staff, new recruits and importantly, retail colleagues; and capitalises on the full digital connectivity story eg Netgear routers used to connect Asus notebooks together; Turtle Beach gaming headsets used for Panasonic TV demos; and Intel-powered base units used to showcase new Cyberlink software products.

Channel Advantage MD Richard Lipscombe comments: “We love putting together win-win-win situations where vendors are in the same room as retailers who are in the same room as staff. We’re hosting more of these showcases as the connected home story develops. Watch this space!"

If you are interested in finding out what opportunities Channel Advantage can offer for your brand, please contact Davinder Bhatti on dbhatti@channel-advantage.co.uk or call 01491 639100.

Click here for more information about Channel Advantage.

Don’t you miss it?

You will use your high level of knowledge and expertise to provide advice, inspiration and education to customers and retailers about Sonos’ product range. You will be responsible for reaching your targets through managing and developing a group of stores within a pre-defined territory, ensuring they receive visits frequently. 

During your visits to leading electrical retailers you will be effectively communicating the full features of Sonos products and services through promotional and relationship building activity.

For the individual with the right combination of experience and personality, this is a very rewarding role in a highly visible team. The people we choose will be able to make a big difference to the success of Sonos, within some of the biggest names in retailing in the UK.

Territories available are listed below and candidates will ideally be based in and around one of the following locations:

• Leicester
• Birmingham
• Southampton
• Bury St Edmunds/ Thetford
• Harrow
• Bristol
• Central London
• Manchester

Package

•  £23K plus 10% KPI annual bonus
• BMW 1 Series
• Share Option package

Candidate specification:

• Previous field based territory management experience or minimum one year sales or retailer experience.
• A broad range of experience within the technology market.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A lively and positive personality.
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and experience with others.
• Full, clean driving licence – essential.
• PC Literate with MS Office.

This is a full time, field based role and a flexible approach to working practices is required. The role will involve weekend and evening working (from time to time) as well as overnight stays.

If you feel you have the prerequisite experience and skill sets and are keen to join a team that's breaking new ground in retail then please send a copy of your current CV and a brief summary of your experience to booking@channel-advantage.co.uk.

Closing deadline for all applicants is now Thursday 1st December 2011.

The Sonos Trainers were back at The Retreat on Wednesday 28th September to train the new wave of product demonstrators in time for their Peak Campaign in Comet stores.

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Bursts of music could be heard as the new recruits learned about the fabulous Play 3 and Play 5 music systems in preparation for their in-store demo activities in the run up to, and over, Christmas.

For more information about Sonos click here. For more photos from the training click here.

For more information about being a product demonstrator at Channel Advantage, contact booking@channel-advantage.co.uk.

To find out how you could book The Retreat facilities for your next meeting or training session, contact manglim@channel-advantage.co.uk.

We're looking for the very best people with a passion for music to demonstrate and train store staff on the fabulous range of Sonos Music systems in selected John Lewis, Best Buy, Comet and Currys stores around the UK.

Depending on the store and location, it will at least be weekend work for 14 WEEKS. Plus, for some locations there are also weekday dates - either full weeks or Thurs/Fridays.

Commitment is vital and there is a completion bonus to accompany great rates of pay.

You will also need to attend a training date either 28th or 29th September or 16th November (depending on the store you are allocated). Please ensure you can be available.

To register your interest you will need to complete the Channel Advantage online application form and get in touch with us at sonos@channel-advantage.co.uk to check for suitable opportunities near you. 

Click here to find out more about Sonos.

Click here to find out more about Channel Advantage.

The training followed the Channel Advantage proven formula for success - a mix sessions including product knowledge, people skills and processes.

Great Products

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With such a fantastic range of products from Sonos such as the PLAY:3 and PLAY:5 new sound systems to demonstrate, the product training was fun, engaging and highly interactive. 

Testing the Team's knowledge James Hazell and Laura Smith - two of the in-house Sonos retail product specialists - set head to head challenges for the team - with winners gaining sweets for their efforts.

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Great People

The team members have various levels of experience, but share a passion for technology and specifically music. Being people-focussed and having engaging personalities is key to a successful product demonstrator.

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Great Processes

Jade Simms and Simon Harvey from the Channel Advantage Ops team presented  important procedural information relating to 

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We'd like to wish all the new team members a very successful campaign!

To see more photos, click here.

To find out about other tactical demonstration opportunities with Channel Advantage, email bookings@channel-advantage.co.uk.

And if you would like to be a Client, please email rlipscombe@channel-advantage.co.uk.

July and August Weekends (inc Bank Holiday Mondays).

You must have experience and a passion for music as this job involves demonstrations for Sonos multi-room music systems.

If you think you have what it takes, please apply directly to jsimms@channel-advantage.co.uk and quote Job Ref: CA1393.