Retail Specialist - Center Store

Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. • Greeley, CO

15d • $31,875 - $51,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Empire Marketing Strategies is hiring a Center Store Retail Specialist to support grocery suppliers across assigned Kroger stores in the Greeley/Loveland, Colorado area. The role involves visiting stores according to established call frequencies and selling and maintaining in-store merchandising, including building displays, stocking and replenishing products, and keeping authorized items salable.

The specialist maintains shelf standards and product distribution, monitors tags and freshness, reviews sales and competitive information, and reports results using company tools. The role also supports promotional programs, point-of-sale materials, store personnel training, and customer relationships. Administrative duties include maintaining territory records, communicating by email and phone, attending company meetings, and managing expenses within guidelines.

Work is primarily performed in grocery retail settings, including refrigerated or freezer areas, and may also take place in warehouses, kitchens, and manufacturer-client facilities. Regular travel between work sites is required, with additional travel that may include overnight stays. The role has a flexible Monday–Friday schedule and nine holidays off.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current driver's license and clean Motor Vehicle Report.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel regularly between work sites.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods, approximately 80% of the time.
• Ability to regularly change positions among sitting, squatting, standing, and kneeling.
• Ability to regularly lift and move 25–35 pounds and occasionally lift and move 40–60 pounds.
• Regular ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and to reach with hands and arms.
• Close vision and ability to see computer-screen or written information from distances of 20–40 feet.
• Ability to write clear and concise correspondence and accurately exchange information.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to work autonomously with a strong personal drive for results.
• Ability to present information effectively in individual or group situations.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple to sometimes complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to solve practical problems and handle situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of experience related to the CPG, grocery, or retail industry.

Responsibilities

• Rotate perishable merchandise and conduct freshness checks as required by manufacturers.
• Check shelf tags, assist with product reordering, and maintain retail objectives and shelf standards in the assigned territory.
• Maintain sections according to customer schematics or stocking plans and maintain distribution of approved manufacturer-client products.
• Sell and service principal accounts, ensuring authorized products are on shelves and properly priced and tagged.
• Maintain territorial records and review sales reports to monitor progress toward goals.
• Monitor competitive activity and report relevant information through proper channels.
• Submit complete and timely reports using supplied forms and reporting tools such as PowerBI or Go Spot Check.
• Set up promotional displays in accordance with retailer regulations and manufacturer or client objectives.
• Coordinate with Operations on promotional program execution, reporting, and future order requirements.
• Deliver point-of-sale materials and Instant Redeemable Coupons as required and approved.
• Build rapport with store personnel and demonstrate proper product preparation or display to customer employees.
• Communicate in a timely manner by email and telephone.
• Maintain territory files and company-owned office equipment.
• Attend and participate in scheduled company meetings.
• Control expenses within established guidelines.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Employer covers 80% of benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, and disability coverage for eligible full-time associates.
• Retirement program.
• Mental health support.
• Paid time off.
• Nine paid holidays annually for eligible full-time associates.
• Flexible Monday–Friday work schedule.

What This Job Offers

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