Lead Retail Merchandiser/Stocker

Coastal Beverage Company•Morehead City, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Retail Merchandiser/Stocker assists the sales and delivery departments by servicing and merchandising retail accounts. The role stocks and merchandises beverage products, keeps beverage sections, racks, and displays fully stocked, and ensures point-of-sale materials are neat, clean, current, and maintained to company standards. It is a field-based role requiring regular presence at customer accounts during designated business hours to support customer satisfaction. The position may assist with training merchandisers, store resets, open sales routes, and account surveys. The territory is Morehead City, Emerald Isle, and Swansboro. The schedule is Friday through Tuesday, 6:00 AM to approximately 3:00 PM, and as needed. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of merchandiser or sales experience, along with basic reading, writing, mathematics, problem-solving, and computer skills. A valid driver's license, a driving record that meets company standards, and regular, punctual in-person attendance are also required. The work involves frequent physical activity, including standing, walking, handling and moving product, and lifting cases up to 46 pounds; occasional work may involve moving a pallet jack with forces up to 90 pounds. Coastal Beverage Company offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a 401(k) plan, health and dental coverage, S125 plans, life insurance, and disability coverage. Candidates must consent to pre-employment inquiries and tests, including a criminal background check, motor vehicle record check, physical assessment (job simulation), and drug testing.

Requirements

Education equivalent to a high school diploma.
At least one year of merchandiser or sales experience.
Demonstrate Coastal Beverage Company’s core values: Craft It, Own It, Protect It, and Celebrate It.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Basic mathematical skills, including arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables where limited standardization exists.
Computer skills that include email software and internet use.
Ability to maintain regular and punctual in-person attendance to support merchandising operations and customer accounts.
Ability to drive, a valid driver’s license, and a driving record compliant with company standards.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands of the role, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Responsibilities

Service and merchandise retail accounts in a professional manner in support of the sales and delivery departments.
Stock and merchandise products; keep beverage sections, racks, and displays fully stocked and point-of-sale materials neat, clean, and current, and maintain displays to company standards.
Maintain a consistent presence in customer accounts during designated business hours to support customer satisfaction.
Assist with training new merchandisers.
Lead or assist with store resets.
Cover large-format open sales routes as needed.
Conduct account surveys as requested.
Attend sales meetings, complete craft and wine training, and view playbooks.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance to help ensure timely product delivery to customers.
Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities.