Merchandiser - JUNCTION CITY

CONA Services•Junction City, KS

About The Position

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company is hiring a Merchandiser to stock Coca-Cola beverage products in retail accounts. The role ensures beverage sections, end caps, racks, and displays are filled for consumers, while monitoring product date codes and rotating products to maintain quality and freshness. The Merchandiser replenishes and organizes products and displays, manages backroom inventory and materials, processes damaged products, and communicates with store personnel, account managers, and sales teams. The role involves frequent travel among customer locations and physical tasks such as walking, bending, lifting cases, and pushing carts. The stated schedule is off Monday and Tuesday, with a 6 a.m. start time; flexibility is required to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays based on customer demand. Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola and Monster beverages across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. The company describes its work as driven by its people, customers, and community, with a focus on working and winning together as a team.

Requirements

At least one year of work experience in grocery, retail, warehouse, manual labor, or a related field.
Must be at least 18 years old and legally eligible to work.
Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours.
Valid driver's license and current vehicle liability insurance; driving record must meet policy guidelines, including no major violations within the last three years.
Ability to obtain powered industrial truck certification upon hire.
Basic computer application and technology skills, including ability to operate a smartphone and/or laptop.
Flexibility with work hours, including availability for evenings, weekends, and some holidays due to customer demand.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Prior experience using equipment such as pallet jacks and high loader lifts preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain and replenish products on store shelves, racks, displays, and in coolers, transporting products from backroom or storage areas to the sales floor using manual or powered equipment and ensuring deliveries are fully worked.
Build, change, or remove product displays according to company standards; maintain product signage; clean product areas; and secure damaged or defective products.
Organize products in the backroom and identify, monitor, and report inventory levels in partnership with the store account manager.
Use FIFO practices to support timely product sales.
Evaluate and process damaged products, repack products, organize backroom materials such as pallets and product shells, rotate front-stock and back-stock weekly, and complete required paperwork.
Communicate and collaborate after servicing each account and at the end of the shift, including posting recap pictures through Teams, communicating out-of-stock items and customer concerns to sales, and checking in and out with store managers or personnel.
Maintain professional relationships with coworkers and customers.