Hallmark Field Merchandiser (part-time) Litchfield, Il 62056

Hallmark Field Merchandiser (Part-Time) Litchfield, Il

As a Field Merchandiser, you'll have the opportunity to work independently to showcase your organization and time management skills, your ability to establish retailer relationships, while being the face of Hallmark. You will collaborate with local store teams to optimize product placement and maintain inventory levels as well as support fellow team members with seasonal resets and installations, when needed. On occasion you may have the opportunity to work with other products from other companies in the stores that you service.

Your starting hourly pay rate will be $15.00 - $17.00 depending on your skills and experience. We provide paid training, delivered through live, hands-on instruction as well as virtual classroom training. Hallmark part time employees are offered voluntary benefits that include medical, dental, vision etc. Eligible Employees receive annual pay increases. This is a Part-Time position with a variable schedule during the work week. Average weekly hours for this position are between 4-6 hours per week. Availability the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends is required. Availability to support season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.

Your role and responsibilities will include:

• Day-to-day engagement: Utilizing a mobile device provided by Hallmark, you'll restock, organize, and monitor the inventory of Hallmark products within and outside the Hallmark department. The use of technology is critical in this role, for the day-to-day work as well as communication with your supervisor, reporting time, providing feedback, and answering surveys for required merchandising activities. Professional and courteous interaction with store employees, management, and customers is also vital for success in this role. You are responsible for the entire Hallmark product display at your assigned stores.
• Holiday support: Hallmark's operations revolve around seasonal demand. Leading up to and following holidays such as Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, you can expect additional days and extended hours during the work week. On occasions like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and Father's Day, you may be required to work on the actual holiday itself, which may include the weekend.
• Department Resets: At times, you may be part of a team responsible for installations and various tasks like building and installing Hallmark fixtures, relocating card departments and products, as well as resetting card sections. Typically, you will be notified two weeks in advance for remodel assignments. This could include evenings or weekend.
• One Team Vision: As part of Hallmark's field organization, you are part of a network of merchandisers professionals that often times will support other team members as needed in their territories.

Physical requirements include the ability to consistently push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures up to 30 pounds throughout the workday and up to 50 pounds on occasion. You will also be required to kneel, squat, walk, and stand throughout your workday, and you may be required to climb stairs and step ladders.

Basic qualifications include being at least 18 years of age, able to read, write and understand English, able to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally, able to operate a digital hand-held device to open and read documents and interpret information, having access to a Wi-Fi network and the internet, and having access to consistent transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.