SALES MERCHANDISER

REGION: Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS area

Imperial Trading Co., LLC is looking for a highly motivated and skilled Sales Merchandise to join the New Orleans, LA Team! This role may be based in the Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS area and will cover the Jackson, MS market, as well as accounts throughout Mississippi and Alabama. The Sales Merchandiser plays a crucial role in driving sales and enhancing the visibility of our products in the wholesale trade industry. This position is responsible for executing merchandising strategies that align with company goals, ensuring that our merchandise is presented effectively to maximize customer engagement. The Sales Merchandiser will collaborate with sales teams to launch new items and manage inventory levels, ensuring that stock is available and well-displayed. Additionally, this role involves analyzing sales data and forecasting trends to optimize product placement and inventory management. Ultimately, the Sales Merchandiser contributes to the overall success of the company by fostering strong customer relationships and enhancing the shopping experience. We are proud that our Company has been in business for more than 100 years and continues expand as one of the nation's largest food distributors. It is an exciting time to join the Imperial Team!

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: A Sales Merchandiser proactively executes retail business directives, maintains in-store conditions to standards and resolves issues at store level in a timely manner.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES are listed below: Additional duties, which are necessary to carry out the function of the Sales Merchandiser position, may be assigned and are incorporated by reference into this job description.

• Primary duty is relative to supporting sales, or creating maximum sales order potential by proactively executing in-store directives and timely communication in the resolution of issues and/or identification of opportunities;
• Must be available to occasionally travel overnight (average 40/50 nights per year);
• Set and reset merchandise in store to match the authorized layout (Plan O Gram) provided by the Store owner/Manager or Merchandising Manager;
• Responsible to perform basic merchandising duties including, but not limited to, timely updating store order tags, replacing worn pegs, stripping, and channel strips; required to maintain adequate inventory of merchandising supplies and tools to remove deleted products and place new products and/or rearrange products;
• Required to assemble or breakdown, install and determine proper placement for racks and store fixtures consistent with increasing profitability to the customer and company;
• Drive truck, unload and unpack merchandise into the store;
• Maintain proper merchandising and shelf labeling in existing accounts to remove deleted items and place new items;
• Maintain proper locations for racks and store fixtures and adequate quantities in location to be shipped;
• Responsible for maximizing sales and profit objectives by timely execution of in-store directives;
• When applicable, identify potential new customers via regular and timely qualified referrals to the business development team;
• Responsible for reporting needs and changes in the marketplace to Sales Support Manager and Business Development personnel;
• Responsible executing all directives as mandated and requested by management and company;
• Responsible for attending sales support meetings and specified company functions;
• Customarily and is regularly engaged away from the Company's place or places of business;
• Responsible for owning/leasing a reliable vehicle and maintaining company required level of insurance for the purpose of executing the duties and responsibilities listed in the job description;
• Reports to work, meetings, and scheduled business affairs on time, as directed by management and completes above listed tasks in a competent manner.

All personnel within this job description shall be subject to cross-training into jobs within the organization based on Company needs.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS:


The physical demands of this job include light physical activity performing somewhat strenuous activities of an administrative, productive and/or technical nature that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. To perform the functions of this job the employee must regularly stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear, use hands to touch, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds . Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.


WORK ENVIRONMENT:


The work environment characteristics described here a representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally work in outdoor weather conditions and in wet, humid conditions. The noise level of the work environment is moderate.


EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY:

Imperial Trading Co., LLC's hiring, and employment practices are based on job qualifications, performance, and/or conduct without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, height, weight, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.


AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT:

All employees of the Company are employees' at-will and, as such, are free to resign at any time without reason. The Company, likewise, retains the right to terminate an employee's employment at any time with or without reason or notice. Nothing contained in the Employee Handbook, or any document provided to the employee is intended to be, nor should it be, construed as a guarantee that employment or any benefit will be continued for any period. Any salary figures provided to an employee in annual or monthly terms are stated for the sake of convenience or to facilitate comparisons and are not intended and do not create an employment contract for any specific period.