Retail Sales & Store merchandiser

Sales Merchandiser
Imperial Trading Co., LLC is looking for a highly motivated and skilled Sales Merchandiser to join the New Orleans, LA team! The Sales Merchandiser plays a crucial role in driving sales and enhancing the visibility of our products in the wholesale trade industry. This position is responsible for executing merchandising strategies that align with company goals, ensuring that our merchandise is presented effectively to maximize customer engagement. The Sales Merchandiser will collaborate with sales teams to launch new items and manage inventory levels, ensuring that stock is available and well-displayed. Additionally, this role involves analyzing sales data and forecasting trends to optimize product placement and inventory management. Ultimately, the Sales Merchandiser contributes to the overall success of the company by fostering strong customer relationships and enhancing the shopping experience. We are proud that our company has been in business for more than 100 years and continues to expand as one of the nation's largest food distributors. Health insurance

• Dental insurance
• Life insurance

A Sales Merchandiser proactively executes retail business directives, maintains in-store conditions to standards and resolves issues at store level in a timely manner.
Additional duties, which are necessary to carry out the function of the Sales Merchandiser position, may be assigned and are incorporated by reference into this job description.

Primary duty is relative to supporting sales, or creating maximum sales order potential by proactively executing in-store directives and timely communication in the resolution of issues and/or identification of opportunities;
Must be available to occasionally travel overnight (average 40/50 nights per year);
Set and reset merchandise in store to match the authorized layout (Plan O Gram) provided by the Store owner/Manager or Merchandising Manager;
Responsible to perform basic merchandising duties including, but not limited to, timely updating store order tags, replacing worn pegs, stripping, and channel strips; required to maintain adequate inventory of merchandising supplies and tools to remove deleted products and place new products and/or rearrange products;
Required to assemble or breakdown, install and determine proper placement for racks and store fixtures consistent with increasing profitability to the customer and company;
Drive truck, unload and unpack merchandise into the store;
Maintain proper merchandising and shelf labeling in existing accounts to remove deleted items and place new items;
Maintain proper locations for racks and store fixtures and adequate quantities in location to be shipped;
Responsible for maximizing sales and profit objectives by timely execution of in-store directives;
When applicable, identify potential new customers via regular and timely qualified referrals to the business development team;
Responsible for reporting needs and changes in the marketplace to Sales Support Manager and Business Development personnel;
Responsible for attending sales support meetings and specified company functions;
All personnel within this job description shall be subject to cross-training into jobs within the organization based on company needs.
The physical demands of this job include light physical activity performing somewhat strenuous activities of an administrative, productive and/or technical nature that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally work in outdoor weather conditions and in wet, humid conditions. Equal employment policy:
Imperial Trading Co., LLC's hiring, and employment practices are based on job qualifications, performance, and/or conduct without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, height, weight, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Nothing contained in the Employee Handbook, or any document provided to the employee is intended to be, nor should it be, construed as a guarantee that employment or any benefit will be continued for any period. Any salary figures provided to an employee in annual or monthly terms are stated for the sake of convenience or to facilitate comparisons and are not intended and do not create an employment contract for any specific period.