HIL - Merchandiser

HIL MERCHANDISER

Merchandisers perform all facets of merchandising including stocking, rotating, and customer service to ensure customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Calls on assigned accounts in order to communicate sales promotions and merchandising information to customers.
• Set up plan-o-gram execution including stocking, fronting, facing, and rotating the product also, rearranging shelving, moving product off shelves, pulling shelving out of refrigerated doors, cleaning shelves, and re-stock products back onto shelves.
• Ensure that product displays look professional and appealing, ie; merchandise is displayed appropriately with proper signage and favorable shelf placement.
• Reset displays and report any problems/opportunities with products and/or displays.
• Negotiate for additional shelf space and promotional space.
• Conducts store surveys and market analyses in order to better understand and test customer responses to given products and markets.
• Conduct store survey and market analysis in order to capture the condition of display at the time of arrival for the purpose of recognizing areas to maximize sales.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of related merchandising experience in the field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and conscientious.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize/self-motivate and manage time effectively.
• Computer experience in Microsoft Office is required.
• Excel spreadsheet experience is required.
• Must be able to work weekends, and varying shifts (days, evenings, nights).
• Minimum age: 18
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

• Must have a valid Driver's license and proof of insurance.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

• Position requires lifting (up to 50 pounds), reaching, climbing, pulling, stooping, fine hand manipulation, and kneeling.
• Extensive driving will be required to service the customer base.
• Stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually as well as drag stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds throughout the shift.
• Required to work in very hot (100+ degree) and very cool (less than 32 degree) environments throughout the year.
• Required to work outside, in whatever the conditions are, most of the time.

About Hiland Dairy "Farmer Owned. Locally Produced. Since 1938."

Hiland Dairy was founded in 1938 in Springfield, Missouri, by two men and fifty cows. From its modest beginnings, it grew steadily into a major farmer-owned dairy company serving much of the Midwest and South. By the mid-1940s, Hiland had added its first production plant and distribution center, expanding beyond milk into products like ice cream and butter. In 1955, the company joined the Quality Checked organization, reinforcing its dedication to top processing standards.

Through the late 20th century, Hiland expanded by acquiring regional dairies across Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, increasing its reach and product diversity. Today, its offerings include milk, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, dips, cheese, juice, and iced tea.

Still farmer-owned, Hiland emphasizes freshness by sourcing milk from nearby farms. The company also invests in sustainability initiatives and community engagement, remaining rooted in its founding values of quality, integrity, and local commitment.

Our Mission:

Hiland will continually strive to provide high-quality products that our customers desire at a competitive price. This goal will be accomplished by the following: Being better than we have to be setting high standards in performance and quality control and meeting or exceeding those marks. Doing what is right treating our greatest asset, our people, with dignity and respect. Attracting and retaining high-quality people by providing competitive compensation and continually training and upgrading the skills of our people. Provide a reasonable return to our owners by keeping pace with the market in all areas of our business.

EEO Statement

Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.