Merchandiser Trainee

CONA Services • Carbon Hill, AL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Merchandiser-Small Store Trainee is responsible for building displays and replenishing inventory on customer's shelves, racks, and cold equipment. This role ensures proper care of equipment and company/customer assets daily, rotates and replenishes products in customer outlets, and maintains product integrity by ensuring neatly stacked, condensed, and rotated backstock, and clean coolers and racks to Company standards. The trainee is also responsible for the organization and collection of any breakage or out-of-date product, including empty shells and pallets. They provide feedback and recommendations to leadership on competitive threats and business opportunities, work in partnership with the Sales Supervisor and Delivery Driver to execute the picture of success, and establish and maintain positive relationships with all customers, providing superior customer service. The position requires the ability to work with all functional team members, work assigned routes daily, and perform appropriate duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Minimum age of 18 years old
• Valid driver’s license required and obligation to maintain compliance with UNITED fleet policy
• Reliable vehicle required
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by position and compliance with UNITED safety policies
• Regular and prompt attendance is an essential function of the job
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to maintain a neat professional appearance within Company guidelines
• Ability to maintain safety and security of Company assets
• Ability to utilize all Company provided resources and technology
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 3 to 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to work a flexible or rotating schedule
• Ability to respond and resolve to any customer issues
• Ability to self-motivate and ability to perform job duties with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to problem solve

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper care of equipment, and Company/customer assets daily
• Rotate and replenish products in customer outlet, including displays, racks, and all Coca-Cola and brand partner equipment
• Maintain product integrity in every account; neatly stacked, condensed, and rotated backstock, clean coolers and racks to Company standards
• Organization and collection of any breakage or out of date product, including empty shells and pallets
• Provides feedback and recommendations to leadership on competitive threats and business opportunities as they arise
• Works in partnership with the Sales Supervisor and Delivery Driver for outlet to execute the picture of success
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with all customers, as well as providing superior customer service
• Ability to work with all functional team members
• Works routes assigned daily
• Performs appropriate duties as assigned by management

Benefits

• Two weeks paid vacation within first year
• Comprehensive Medical Preferred Provider Plan
• Dental, vision, flex spending
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid life insurance ($50,000)
• Additional optional insurance (accident, critical illness, universal life, home & auto)
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Paid holiday & sick time
• 401(k) match (50% on first 6%; plus an additional annual match of up to 3%)
• Exclusive employee discounts (cell phone, event tickets, gym membership, car buying, hotels, car rentals, technology needs and much more)
• Competitive Compensation
• Fast paced environment promotes a healthy lifestyle
• CDL Tuition Program reimbursable up to $5250 for CDL school tuition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED