MERCHANDISER

Merchandiser

Hickory, NC 28601

Overview

Salary Range $20.25 - $20.25 Hourly Position Type Full Time

Description

About This Role

In this position, you will stock and merchandise our many beverage products in retail accounts in a specific area. Merchandisers ensure that all beverage sections, end caps, racks, and displays are filled for consumers to purchase and enjoy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, fill, merchandise, and rotate products at customer accounts.
• Foster positive relationships with all customers and personnel by providing superior customer service at all times.
• Use equipment to transport products (e.g., U Boats, hand trucks, pallet jacks, etc.).
• Keep back-room stock in neat and orderly condition.
• Maintain package integrity and quality standards in the marketplace.
• Display promotional material such as signs and banners in accounts.
• On premise merchandisers: Assist with/work wine events (tastings, seminars, dinners, etc.) after regular work hours.

Qualifications

Position Requirements

• Schedule: Monday – Friday. Must be flexible with start time.
• Travel Amount: High
• Physical Requirements: This position is labor intensive, requiring lifting and loading from 20-45 pounds per case repeatedly over 8-12 hour work period. Also requires pushing and pulling over 800 pounds, bending, reaching and squatting while merchandising and moving products.
• Exercise safe practices and work environment.
• Follow a specified route in personal vehicle on a daily basis.
• Service accounts during designated times established by management.
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance.
• Improve and build customer relationships at the retail level.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Any other tasks as requested by management.
• Assume accountability for all equipment used to deliver and merchandise an assigned route

Candidate Requirements

• Communication Skills: High. Can communicate respectfully to address store issues to management.
• Self Motivated: High. Can operate under minimal supervision.
• Willingness to work until the entire job is done, including in adverse weather conditions, overtime, weekends and holidays as business dictates.
• Good Math Skills Required/Capable of calculating margin/Mark-up percentages.
• Personal: Pass the background check, drug test and physical capabilities test.
• Driving: Valid and clean NC License and Insurance.
• Adhere to all Federal and State regulations governing the sale and distribution of Alcoholic beverages in North Carolina.

NOTE: The above description is not all-inclusive and additional duties may be assigned.