CDL Driver Merchandiser

CONA Services • Scottsboro, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Delivery Merchandiser – Small Store Trainee CDL is a touch freight position responsible for delivering and rotating stock, as well as merchandising shelves, racks, equipment, and displays to Company standards. This role involves transporting and unloading products to retail outlets, working in partnership with the Sales Supervisor to execute the picture of success, and establishing positive relationships with customers while providing superior customer service. The position also requires providing feedback and recommendations to leadership on competitive threats and business opportunities, working with all functional team members, setting up merchandise and sales promotion displays, and communicating any store-level issues to management. Compliance with DOT rules for driving, maintaining rapport with customers, collecting breakage or out-of-date product, and ensuring accurate accounting for all cases and customer transactions are also key responsibilities. The role demands ensuring proper care of product and equipment, route settlement daily, delivering, rotating, and merchandising product on shelves, displays, and in cold equipment, maintaining backstock in an organized manner, and keeping coolers, racks, and shelves clean. Additionally, the position involves assisting with training, coaching, and succession planning of delivery merchandiser trainees, and building strong relationships with the customer base across assigned customers. Appropriate duties as assigned by management will also be performed.

Requirements

• Minimum of 21 years old
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License required and obligation to maintain compliance with UNITED fleet policy
• The ability to maintain DOT physical requirements
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by position and compliance with UNITED safety policies
• Regular and prompt attendance is an essential function of the job
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to maintain a neat professional appearance within Company guidelines
• Ability to maintain safety and security of Company assets
• Ability to utilize all Company provided resources and technology
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively in fast-paced environment
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to self-motivate and able to perform job duties with minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

• For qualified candidates we offer an amazing CDL Tuition Program reimbursable up to $5250 for CDL school tuition – ask your Recruiter for details.

Responsibilities

• Transports and unloads products to retail outlets
• Responsible for merchandising all product inside the outlet to Company standards
• Works in partnership with the Sales Supervisor to execute the picture of success
• Establish positive relationships with all customers, as well as providing superior customer service
• Provides feedback and recommendations to leadership on competitive threats and business opportunities as they arise
• Ability to work with all functional team members
• Sets up merchandise and sales promotion displays
• Communicates any store level issue to management
• Complies with DOT rules for driving purposes
• Maintains rapport with customers
• Collection of any breakage or out of date product, including empty shells and pallets
• Accurate accounting for all cases and customer transactions
• Ensure proper care of product, equipment, and route settlement daily
• Deliver, rotate, and merchandise product on shelf, displays and all cold equipment
• Maintains backstock in an organized manner
• Keeps coolers, racks, and shelves clean
• Assist with training, coaching, succession planning of any delivery merchandiser trainees
• Build strong relationships with customer base across assigned customers
• Performs appropriate duties as assigned by management

Benefits

• Two weeks paid vacation within first year
• Comprehensive Medical Preferred Provider Plan
• Dental, vision, flex spending
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid life insurance ($50,000)
• Additional optional insurance (accident, critical illness, universal life, home & auto)
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Paid holiday & sick time
• 401(k) match (50% on first 6%; plus an additional annual match of up to 3%)
• Exclusive employee discounts (cell phone, event tickets, gym membership, car buying, hotels, car rentals, technology needs and much more)
• Competitive Compensation
• Fast paced environment promotes a healthy lifestyle

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED