Merchandiser - MO & IL areas

PepsiCo•St. Louis, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Merchandiser position is responsible for product merchandising within large volume stores, including grocery stores. This involves 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. The role requires interaction with store personnel and is labor intensive, involving lifting, loading, pushing, and pulling cases weighing 20-45 pounds, as well as bending, reaching, and squatting. The job follows a consistent schedule with specific start times and customers, with opportunities to attain different work schedules over time. Mileage reimbursement is provided for positions requiring the use of a personal vehicle for a sales route.

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building displays, making products look attractive, rotating products, cleaning shelves, eliminating out of stocks and out of date products, etc.)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