Merchandiser - TOPEKA

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company! Days/Hours of Work: Wed/Thurs off after training 6am-2pm Job Summary Merchandisers stock Coca-Cola beverage products in retail accounts. Merchandisers ensure that all beverage sections, end caps, racks and displays are filled for consumers to purchase our products. Merchandisers monitor product date codes and rotate our products to ensure the best quality and freshness. Job Responsibilities Maintain and replenish products in store shelves, racks, displays, and coolers by transporting product between backroom/storage room to the sales floor with a manual or powered equipment while ensuring product deliveries are fully worked. Build, change, or remove product displays while adhering to company standards; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space and securing damaged or defective product. Manage backroom by organizing our products, identifying, monitoring, and reporting inventory levels in partnership with the account manager of the store. Utilizing FIFO training to ensure timely sales of product. Evaluate and process damaged product; re-packing product; organizing backroom materials (i.e., pallets, product shells etc.) and weekly rotation of front-stock and back-stock; completing any required paperwork. Communicate and collaborate as needed upon completion of each account and at the end of the shift. Communicate through Teams app recap pictures for accounts immediately after servicing account. Communication may include posting recaps and pictures, connecting with sales on out of stock, customer concerns, and checking in/out with store manager/personnel. Maintain professional relationships with co-workers and customers. Job Requirements High School Diploma or GED preferred and minimum of one year of work experience required. Minimum of one year of work experience in grocery, retail, warehouse, manual labor or related field is required. Must be 18 years of age and legally eligible to work. Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours. Valid Driver's License, current vehicle liability insurance, driving record within policy guidelines including no major violations within the last three years. Prior experience using equipment such as pallet jacks and high loader lifts preferred. Ability to obtain powered industrial truck certification upon hire is required. Basic computer application and technology skills; knowledge of how to operate a smart phone and/or laptop. Flexibility with work hours; able to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays due to customer demand. Physical Requirements Speaking: Constantly (investigates, negotiates, recommends, reports, etc.) Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents) Typing: Frequently using electronic devices for day-to-day business (email, reports, texting) Mobility: Frequent travel throughout customer locations (Walking in backrooms, aisles, greeting customers) Bending/Squatting: Frequently (looking in racks at all levels, ordering product, counting cases, checking dates) Lifting: Frequent- Lift 40 lbs. or less (full cases of product) Pushing/pulling: Frequent use of manual carts Driving: Frequent travel between customer locations Pay: $18.50 an hour About Heartland Coca-Cola Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition. We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team. Benefits and Other Information We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. Part-time employees are eligible for paid time off, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement. Pre-employment background check is required. Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly. Requisition ID: 256068 Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC