Field Supervisor Full Time

Advantage Sales & Marketing dba Advantage Solutions•Lubbock, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Field Supervisor Full Time At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! If you enjoy field sales, retail merchandising, and leading a dedicated retail team, then our Field Supervisor opportunity could be the right fit for you. Our dedicated merchandising team is in need of a seasoned leader with experience overseeing merchandising and sales activities in high-traffic retail locations. The ideal candidate will lead a team of retail merchandisers, cultivate relationships with in-store management, and execute employee training while delivering company expectations. As part of our winning team, you’ll receive top-tier training, competitive base salary, and a comprehensive benefits package all with the opportunity for career growth. Looking to make an impact on overall growth strategies for the Consumer Packaged Goods industry? Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today! The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today. Position Summary The Field Supervisor is responsible to supervise Retail Merchandisers and ensure all goals are achieved by maintaining all Client and Customer Standards merchandising products at retail accounts within an assigned territory.

Requirements

2+ years merchandising experience (Preferably in the CPG Industry)
1 to 2 years lead or supervisory experience
Home office required and the ability to travel at least 40% of the time
Ability to hire, train, and develop associates to build an effective team
Ability to develop robust, cross-functional relationships with peers and business leaders
Must be able to present information to store management and to participate in meetings with other business partners
2-4 years of experience in Merchandising
1-2 years of lead or supervisory experience
Skill in supervising to include delegating responsibility, training and evaluating performance
Ability to direct, lead, coach, and develop people
Good interpersonal skills
Strong prioritization skills
Ability to visualize and plan objectives and goals strategically
Ability to make oral presentations
Basic computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, and Internet usage

Nice To Haves

Preferably in the CPG Industry

Responsibilities

Recruitment and Retention of retail merchandisers through training and development.
Manage team scorecard to ensure associate meets the merchandising requirements as established by the client.
Partner with client representatives to conduct in-store training and development days for team members.
Assign merchandisers to stores and maintain work schedules for direct reports.
Complete timely and accurate reporting including: recaps, audits, itineraries, timekeeping, expense and other required reports.
Build productive relationships with members of the Client and Talent Acquisition team.
Train Retail Merchandisers and ensure they are equipped and prepared to perform all assigned job responsibilities.
Creating and managing score card to ensure associate meets the merchandising requirements as established by the client.
Partners with client representatives to conduct in store training and development days for team members
Assign merchandisers to stores and maintain work schedules for direct reports
Complete store audits to ensure merchandisers are properly performing each job and all standards are met
Supports team members by ensuring all aspect of the merchandising process are in place and meet the client and customer objectives.
Conducts periodic distribution audits and processes daily reports as necessary.
Complete timely and accurate, recaps, itineraries, timekeeping, expense and other required reports
Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources
May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports