Full Time Grocery Merchandiser
About The Position
The Grocery Merchandiser manages an assigned territory by completing store visits, audits, surveys, and other tasks. The role involves selling and merchandising products, gaining and maintaining product distribution across grocery accounts, ensuring products are stocked and accurately represented on shelves, and ordering products when stock is low or unavailable. The position is based in the Aurora, Illinois area, within a 40–60-mile radius, and requires travel between store locations. It is full-time, 32–40 hours per week, with compensation of $20 per hour based on experience, qualifications, and skills. The merchandiser works independently with minimal supervision and uses a provided mobile app or phone to complete reports, upload photos, finish tasks, and communicate. The job involves switching among stocking, reporting, and communicating with store teams throughout the day in a fast-paced retail environment. It requires regularly standing, walking, bending, stooping, and squatting, and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds. The employee must follow store guidelines, maintain a safe work environment and professional appearance, and attend required client kickoff video calls and team check-ins.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Reliable transportation.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Proof of automobile insurance.
- Reliable phone that is within five years old, with service and internet access for daily communication.
- Ability to drive to stores in the assigned territory to complete retail tasks and audits.
- Strong communication skills and ability to follow directions independently.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, and lift regularly throughout the day.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced retail environment with minimal supervision.
Nice To Haves
- Previous retail, sales, or merchandising experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage the assigned territory by completing store visits, surveys, audits, and other tasks.
- Gain and maintain product distribution by building strong relationships with store teams.
- Sell and merchandise products across a variety of accounts.
- Order products when they are out of stock or running low, and move products from new orders onto shelves.
- Ensure clients’ products are accurately represented and well stocked on store shelves.
- Use mobile apps to complete reporting, upload photos, complete tasks, and communicate.
- Travel to and between grocery store locations within the assigned territory.
- Maintain a safe working environment in stores and comply with additional guidelines established by store teams.
- Maintain a professional appearance and follow dress code and attendance guidelines.
- Attend client kickoff video calls and team check-ins as required.
Benefits
- Paid drive time at $0.70 per mile.
- Monthly phone stipend.
- Steady, consistent scheduled working hours with available route flexibility.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Company-sponsored life insurance.
- Paid time off and sick days.
- Two paid volunteer days per year.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Weekly pay.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
