Field Sales Merchandiser - Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful, Halos Citrus

The Wonderful Company•Albuquerque, NM

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Wonderful Sales, the sales and merchandising organization for The Wonderful Company, is hiring a Field Sales Merchandiser in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. The role promotes brand awareness and sales for Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Halos Citrus, and other authorized Wonderful products across an assigned grocery-store territory spanning more than 100 miles. The position develops and maintains relationships with 60 or more retail accounts, identifies effective in-store product locations, builds and moves displays, stocks and rotates products, and supports retailer merchandising projects and company marketing programs. The role is full-time, with a Monday-to-Friday schedule beginning at 7 a.m. The company provides a car, gas card, maintenance card, and technology equipment and support. Travel to Los Angeles, California, three to four times per year is required, as permitted by the company; minimal overnight travel may be needed depending on the territory. The employee must live within the established territory boundaries.

Requirements

Proven success in retail sales promoting grocery-store products and ability to build partnerships with store and produce managers, preferably in food and beverage.
Ability to present compelling reasons to store management to display and purchase products against the competition.
Prior experience and understanding of managing a large store territory and daily driving time.
Excellent selling, negotiation, and partnership-building skills.
Detail-oriented, goal-minded, and able to solve problems while working independently.
Enjoy working with people and use effective interpersonal and time-management skills.
Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Clean driving record; a background check will be conducted.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Ability to work early mornings with a 7 a.m. start time.
Ability to travel to Los Angeles, California, three to four times per year, as permitted by the company; minimal overnight travel may be required depending on territory.
Live within established territory boundaries.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain relationships with 60 or more grocery retail accounts in an assigned territory spanning more than 100 miles.
Determine effective product locations within stores and build or move displays to support sales of Wonderful brand products.
Rotate and stock all company-authorized products during grocery-store visits.
Maintain schematic integrity and carry out retailer-requested re-merchandising projects, including grand openings and remodels.
Build relationships with retailer personnel and supervisors to facilitate account penetration.
Sell, up-sell, and maintain retail distribution of all headquarters-authorized products in assigned stores.
Accurately record data-gathering objectives using company handheld devices.
Execute, maintain, and monitor company marketing initiatives and programs, including point-of-sale materials and coupon or tie-in programs.
Provide chain-specific information and communication on a daily basis.

Benefits

Company car, gas card, and maintenance card.
Technology equipment and support.
Medical coverage, vision and dental plans, and eligibility for a 401(k) with match.
24/7 online physician consultations, virtual mental health resources, life coaching, employee community groups, cash rewards for healthy habits, fitness reimbursements, and on-demand fitness videos.
Career advancement opportunities and internal mobility across the company’s brands and business units.
Learning and development resources, including leadership training, webinars, and e-learning courses.
Company-wide mentorship program.
Continuous improvement training.
Wonderful Giving funds that employees can allocate to up to three charities of their choice.
Opportunity to participate in Wonderful Neighbor group community service projects.