Merchandiser - Seasonal

PepsiCo•Aurora, IL

14h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a seasonal summer support driver merchandiser. It is considered a blue card hire that would work 4-5 days either 8hr or 10hr shifts, supporting delivery. The position is responsible for product merchandising within large volume stores (Grocery, etc.), including stocking shelves, rotating shelved product, setting up displays, stocking and rotating products in coolers, organizing and rotating products in storage rooms, and moving products from storage to the sales floor. This position interacts with personnel at the store location. The role is labor intensive, requiring lifting, loading, pushing, and pulling cases weighing from 20-45 pounds per case, as well as bending, reaching, and squatting while merchandising and moving products. This job follows a consistent schedule with specific start times and customers, with the opportunity to attain different work schedules over time.

Requirements

18 years or older
Pass the physical capabilities test (if applicable)
Must have car or personal transportation to access multi-store locations within assigned shift
Valid U.S. Driver's License
Proof of insurance

Nice To Haves

Working for a retail business or grocery store (e.g., understanding store operations, knowing the backroom and inventory, stocking aisles and shelves, etc.)
Moving products within a store (e.g., safely stacking and moving products on equipment such as a u-boat, hand truck/dolly and/or breakdown, etc.)
Merchandising products (e.g., filling shelves, building displays, making products look attractive, rotating products, cleaning shelves, eliminating out of stocks and out of date products, etc.)
Managing backroom/stock room inventory (e.g., organizing pallets, stacking and storing inventory or products, etc.)
Serving customers (handling customer complaints, responding to customer requests, or meeting customer needs)

Responsibilities

Merchandise store shelving, coolers and displays with products in assigned accounts
Rotate products in the backroom and on the shelf
Transport products to and from backroom to shelf location
Use equipment to transport products (e.g., U Boats, hand trucks, pallet jacks, etc.)
Display promotional material such as signs and banners in accounts
Keep back room stock in neat and orderly condition
Communicate store issues to store managers and Pepsi management
Build customer relationships at the store level
Comply with operating procedures (e.g., scan-in/scan-out, following designated route, etc.)
Service accounts during designated times established by management
Deliver customer service (e.g., communication, rapport building, attentiveness to customer needs, etc.)
Ability to operate under minimal supervision (self-managed role)
Use hand held devices to write/input orders
Regular, reliable, predictable attendance