Account Manager - Grocery Retail Merchandising
About The Position
We partner with brands in the natural/organic food and beverage industry to optimize their retail presence. This role involves representing a portfolio of brands, managing retail visits, and ensuring high retail standards. The position requires building relationships with retail leaders, maintaining communication, reporting on brand updates, and performing merchandising tasks. The job is part-time, with a flexible schedule of 23-26 hours per week, 3-5 days a week, Monday through Friday, starting between 5 am and 7 am. The primary locations for store visits are Whole Foods retailers in Schaumburg, Deerfield, Kildeer, Northbrook, and Vernon Hills, though locations are subject to change.
Requirements
- Ability to drive or otherwise travel between multiple retail locations on a daily basis.
- Walking and standing for up to 8 hours.
- Frequent bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, pushing, and pulling.
- Frequent lifting up to 25lbs and occasional lifting between 40 – 50lbs.
- Ability to work in cold environments, such as refrigerated and freezer sections of retail stores, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Represent a portfolio of up to 50 brands in the Organic/Natural Food and Beverage industry.
- Work 23 - 26 hours per week, 3 - 5 days a week, Monday through Friday starting between 5am-7am.
- Build and maintain a consistent route of weekly store visits to Whole Foods retailers in Schaumburg, Deerfield, Kildeer, Northbrook and Vernon Hills.
- Grow brands in your portfolio and maintain the highest level of retail standards.
- Build relationships with retail leaders to promote brands during weekly visits.
- Maintain proper communication strategies with retail partners via email, call, text, or in-person conversations.
- Report in real-time on brand updates via an application called Go Spot Check.
- Ensure that products are merchandised to the brands standards.
- Perform basic shelf maintenance: working backstock, facing/fronting, tag compliance, and proper signage.
Benefits
- Competitive pay with eligibility for yearly merit-based wage increases.
- Eligibility for quarterly bonus based on performance (up to 10%).
- Paid time off, 9 paid holidays and one additional floating holiday.
- FREE First Stop Health: virtual care and mental health coverage.
- Mileage reimbursement plan.
- 401k plan.
- Use of company-owned devices to complete assigned tasks.
- An exceptional company culture with opportunities for engagement and growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
