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Retail Sales Merchandiser - Grocery

Acosta

Retail Sales Merchandiser - Grocery

Make your mark as a Retail Sales Merchandiser by helping top CPG brands stand out at retailers—driving sales through eye-catching displays, strong product availability, and smart in-store influence while building relationships that matter.

$150 Bonus! Join us as a Retail Sales Merchandiser and stay active for at least 60 days and you'll earn an extra $150 just for being part of the team!

What's in it for you?

  • Consistent Monday thru Friday schedule with opportunities for weekend coverage
  • Predictable daytime scheduling with 8AM start times
  • Opportunity to merchandise brands you know and love across multiple categories
  • Training and certification from experienced retail professionals
  • Health plan options, including no-copay telemedicine
  • Mileage reimbursement for travel between stores
  • Competitive salary with opportunities to advance within Acosta

What will you do?

  • Manage a territory of 20–40 retail stores, ensuring strong in-store support and display execution
  • Sell pre-approved incremental items to support promotions and build secondary displays
  • Partner with store teams to drive product orders and secure impactful display opportunities
  • Ensure client products are stocked, properly displayed, and positioned to drive incremental sales
  • Work with store managers to resolve inventory issues while completing client audits and submitting same-day mobile reporting
  • Stock and merchandise products while pre-selling and building displays to enhance visibility
  • Receive promotional and marketing materials at home and deliver them to stores for installation
  • Capture and upload photos of completed work to demonstrate merchandising execution
  • Communicate daily with your direct manager via phone, text, and email to proactively address store and market challenges

How will you succeed?

  • Proactively selling in promotional items, building displays, and maintaining strong, consistent communication with store leadership
  • Maintaining strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work
  • Staying organized, self-motivated, and consistent with store visit execution
  • Demonstrating professionalism when engaging with store teams and managers
  • Following instructions accurately and completing technology-based reporting reliably
  • Working efficiently with minimal supervision while adapting to varying store needs
  • Managing time effectively across multiple stores and tasks
  • Showing reliability, accountability, and consistency in completing responsibilities

Experience and Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Min 6 months retail experience in a customer facing role required
  • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs and stand/walk for extended periods
  • Comfortable using technology such as tablets, mobile apps, Teams, Excel, and Outlook
  • Strong communication, customer service ability, and attention to detail
  • Reliable transportation
  • Must be at least 18 years old

Who We Are:

Acosta is a part of Acosta Group – a collective of the industry's most trusted retail, marketing and foodservice agencies reimagining the way people connect with brands at every point in their shopping journey.

Specializing in retail sales services, digital strategy, and business intelligence, Acosta empowers brands to thrive in the world of omnichannel shopping. Our sales and digital teams build lasting relationships, ensuring our client brands get the space they deserve in stores and outperform the competition online, while our merch reps make brands shine in retail locations across the world.

But it's not just about what we do – it's about who we are. With a team of over 20,000 associates, we're a community of forward-thinking, value-driven professionals committed to an unmatched level of trust and transparency in the industry. And, we understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why many of our field roles provide our associates with flexible scheduling options. Join us and be a part of a team that values growth and making a real impact for our clients, retail partners and their customers.

We empower you to Discover Your Path and fully embrace BEING YOU as you shape your journey with us. At Acosta Group, we value equal opportunity in employment practices and career progression. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive workforce, and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race/ethnicity, gender/gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local laws.

As an equal-opportunity employer, Acosta Group will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with physical or mental disabilities to complete applications or interviews for employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

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