Sets up displays and demonstrates goods to commercial customers and guests in private homes; answers questions and offers advice on the use of goods; sells goods or directs purchasers to sales counters; undertakes merchandising of goods in retail outlets and ensures there is adequate stock attractively presented for sale; takes orders and makes arrangements for payment, delivery and collection; offers sample goods and distributes catalogues and other literature advertising goods for sale.

• Employees work in an indoors sales setting, in private homes or at retail or other sales outlets, unless the product needs to be demonstrated outdoors.
• Employees will frequently work in adequately heated and ventilated spaces.

• Light to medium work demand levels.
• Employees frequently stand if at retail or wholesale outlets.
• For private home situations, employees will frequently stand, sit and move about, depending upon the features of the particular product being demonstrated. Merchandisers tend to move from one retail site to another setting up and maintaining product displays.
• Contact with skin irritants or water is not typically a significant component of this job.
• Stretching and/or twisting is not typically a significant component of this job.
• Lifting, pulling or carrying requirements will vary from none to occasional depending upon the type of products being sold and demonstrated and depending on the type of props required.
• Bending, squatting or crouching may be required for demonstrating certain products and when lifting items from low levels.
• Driving of cars or light vans is likely to be necessary in order for the demonstrator to get themselves and the products to sales locations.
• Employees will use hand-held objects and equipment to set up and complete demonstration, such as pens, staplers and other display and sales equipment.
• Mental skills necessary include communication, presentation, organisation and planning skills.

• Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.