Merchandiser - Seasonal

PepsiCo • Frederick, MD

494d • $45,968 - $45,968

About The Position

The Merchandiser position is a seasonal role responsible for product merchandising within large volume stores, such as grocery stores. The primary duties include stocking shelves, rotating shelved products, setting up displays, and managing products in coolers. The role also involves organizing and rotating products in storage rooms and moving products from storage to the sales floor. This position requires interaction with store personnel and is labor-intensive, necessitating physical activities such as lifting, loading, pushing, and pulling cases that weigh between 20 to 45 pounds. Additionally, the role requires bending, reaching, and squatting while merchandising and moving products. The job follows a consistent schedule with specific start times and designated customers, although there is an opportunity to attain different work schedules over time. The primary accountabilities of the Merchandiser include merchandising store shelving, coolers, and displays with products in assigned accounts, rotating products in the backroom and on the shelf, and transporting products to and from the backroom to shelf locations. The position also involves using equipment such as U Boats, hand trucks, and pallet jacks to transport products, displaying promotional materials like signs and banners, and maintaining a neat and orderly backroom stock condition. Effective communication with store managers and Pepsi management regarding store issues is essential, as is building customer relationships at the store level. The role requires compliance with operating procedures, servicing accounts during designated times, and delivering excellent customer service by being attentive to customer needs and building rapport. The ability to operate under minimal supervision is crucial, as is the use of handheld devices to write or input orders. Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance is expected.