Salary
💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per year
About the role
- The Retail Development Associate Project Manager is responsible for establishing strategic partnerships within the communities we serve and will lead project management efforts to ensure the successful launch and setup of Sunnyside Dispensaries within a designated region
- Outreach responsibilities include establishing and maintaining physician and partner relationships to increase referrals and patient count
- Educate physicians on Cresco Labs products and drive Company’s mission and vision of normalizing cannabis and educating non patients on the wellness benefits of medicinal cannabis
- Achieve outreach objectives by adhering to KPIs and aligning to the overall strategy
- Ensure timely completion of required outreach logs and trackers to provide key stakeholders with visibility of outreach performance
- Provide outreach training to retail store designated associates who will serve as the in-store outreach lead
- Partner with store leadership to ensure execution of outreach tracker and adequate stock of outreach marketing collateral
- Gather data and insights from individual dispensaries to contribute to strategic plans for the region that address outreach opportunities
- Recommend out-of-the-box, new, and exciting opportunities for Sunnyside to be engaged and present within the community
- Maintain strictest confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA guidelines
- Desire to constantly learn and seek out new information about cannabis as a medicine
- Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, state, and local laws
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in business or comparable experience
- Minimum 2 years of project management or related experience
- Experience in a retail environment required; cannabis industry preferred
- Highly organized, motivated, energetic and independent with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing to people with various backgrounds and management levels
- Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle and proven ability to complete projects according to scope, budget, and timeline
- Highly flexible and adaptable – working in a fast-paced start-up involves daily shifting priorities; able to go with the flow and adjust to changing needs quickly
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- A strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide solutions
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrate high level of professionalism and confidentiality as well as being able to relate comfortably to people in all levels of the organization
- Available to work all hours of operation inclusive of nights, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to travel throughout the state 75% of the time
- Be flexible to be available for weekend hours as needed
- Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
- Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry