Lead Retail Sales Merchandiser

Description Merchandiser Lead - BWS

Hourly Range - $23.00 - $29.00 DOE + $1 Lead Premium

• $500 Signing Bonus (Paid at 60 days of employment)
• $500 retention bonuses paid at 6-month and 12-month marks of employment
• Up to 128 hours of Paid Time Off Annually to start (13 days)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Employer match

This position supports both the Merchandising and Sales Teams, combining merchandising duties with route sales support, including deliveries, payment collection, and customer service. The role is responsible for maintaining assigned routes in the absence of a Sales Representative, ensuring customer needs and company objectives are met. The position requires accurate, timely work with minimal supervision and adherence to company safety and housekeeping standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Participates and receives on-the-job training related to Odom procedures regarding the Merchandiser and Sales Representative job duties.
Ability to learn and sell multiple sales routes in all classes of trade for both On and Off Premise accounts.
Able to attend any Odom and Supplier meetings that you are asked to attend.
Daily visits to Odom customer locations to merchandise and maintain our products through stocking, rotating, and building displays.
Examines stock to verify conformance to quality specifications and takes pride in products being distributed.
Stocks and rotates our product from the back stock stored at customer locations with care, concern, and diligence.
Performs essential job duties all on time, efficiently, accurately, safely, and in a time sensitive manner due to customer locations requesting that merchandising not be performed during "peak" hours of operations.
Accurately documents the amount of products or items received or distributed, or set aside due to damage or "out-of-date".
Helps to ensure a safe and clean working area during shift by discarding of trash and empty boxes prior to leaving each customer account.
Adheres to The Odom Corporation professional dress and appearance policy at all times.
Job Requirements
Must be 21 years old with a valid drivers license, good driving record, proof of insurance (SR-22 is not acceptable), and a reliable means of transportation for getting to and from customer accounts.
Must have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Must have a working knowledge of the beverage industry or grocery retail experience.
Must be self motivated, a self starter, and able to work with very little direct supervision.
Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
Highly organized, with a strong ability to work quickly and accurately while handling competing priorities.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Operates a pallet jack and hand cart to transport products all in a safe manner.
This position requires constant lifting/moving/pushing/pulling of 27-55 pounds and occasionally lifting/moving/pushing/pulling of up to 170 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, lift from floor to waist and from shoulders to overhead, uses hands to fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or other controls, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, occasionally high due to outside related environmental noises.
Notice: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Odom Corporation offers competitive wages, medical and dental benefits, 401k plan, and much more!
Background/Drug Screen. EOE.
Qualifications
Education High School (required)
Licenses & Certifications Drives On Company Time (required)
Auto Insurance (required)
Non-DOT (required)

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