Merchandiser II (Roseville, MI)

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC•Farmington Hills, MI

About The Position

The Merchandiser II performs merchandising activities and constructs displays of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits products in key retail accounts at the request of the Sales Team or retail customers. The role supports Sales Representatives by ordering products and may expedite product delivery on an emergency basis. The position services local stores and retail accounts, maintaining product availability, displays, and presentation according to authorized plans and customer needs. This is a safety-sensitive position. Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must pass a drug test.

Requirements

Two years of experience.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Ability to maintain a valid driver’s license and auto liability insurance as required by state laws.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping, and potentially lifting, lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 48 pounds.
Must pass a drug test after receiving a conditional offer of employment.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain merchandising and display materials for all products.
Position merchandise and create a customer-ready selling floor.
Help ensure store appearance and merchandise displays align with plans, selling history, and new receipts.
Consult with buyers, marketing, and sellers on product positioning and presentation plans.
Place product orders on behalf of Sales Representatives.
Service local stores and refill existing displays to keep company products fully stocked on shelves.
Create and coordinate visual merchandise presentations, including store layouts and exhibits.
Distribute and install refund offers, neck hangers, shelf-talkers, and price signs on company products.
Fill cold boxes and warm shelves at client accounts with company products.
Refill and re-merchandise existing company product displays.
Assemble, install, and fill display racks.
Pick up and deliver special orders, mail, and merchandise.
Perform sales support functions, including using current point-of-sale marketing materials and overseeing shelf space in chain territory manager accounts.
Communicate consistently with representatives about buyer preference changes and out-of-stock inventory concerns encountered during weekend hours.
Reset alcoholic beverages at store level by rearranging products according to an authorized plan within an assigned territory or geographic region.
Implement authorized plans or schematics developed by chain headquarters, ensuring accurate evaluation, application, and execution.
Introduce new products, reinforce established and agreed-upon case volume and display activity, and monitor in-store promotion results.
Stay informed about business and market conditions, identify account opportunities, maintain territory records, and support the sales representative’s visibility and market saturation in accounts.
Build retailer trust and confidence through knowledge of company policies and procedures and prompt, courteous resolution of inventory discrepancies.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.