Sales Merchandiser Specialist - Louisville, KY

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Louisville, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bulk Account Merchandiser Specialist supports the POD Model in the One Tier Sales Strategy in a flexible, 24/7 operation. The role provides vacation coverage for Bulk Account Merchandisers and POD Merchandisers and may serve as the first call point during late evenings, early mornings, and weekends to help ensure route coverage. The specialist acts as a liaison among customers, merchandisers, and drivers regarding order refusals and inventory overload, and may execute weekend operational plans while keeping the DSM apprised as appropriate. The specialist manages, sells, and executes work for an assigned group of customers on preset daily routes. The role generates sales orders according to customer delivery frequencies and supports revenue, volume, and gross profit. It also involves merchandising and rotating products, executing promotions and new-product programs, maintaining back rooms and displays, and building relationships with store personnel.

Responsibilities

Fill, merchandise, and rotate products on displays and shelves according to procedures and special programs.
Provide vacation coverage to the Bulk Account Merchandiser and POD Merchandiser.
Manage, sell, and execute in an assigned group of customers on preset daily routes.
Generate sales orders based on each customer's assigned delivery frequency.
Execute applicable promotions and new products based on target lists, monthly Look of Success initiatives, marketing promotions, point-of-sale materials, and commercial plans.
Organize and maintain back rooms, including arranging products by package and flavor and returning empty pallets, shells, damaged products, and out-of-date products to the branch.
Create and distribute point-of-sale materials on displays and shelves where permitted.
Fill and merchandise Fastlane merchandisers and vendors, and check that vendors are operating properly.
Build business relationships with store personnel through routine follow-up, proactive pricing, discussion of special programs and new opportunities, and review of upcoming activities.
Identify and communicate competitive issues or market activities that could affect the business, and perform job duties safely.
Serve as a possible first call point during late PM/early AM weekends to help ensure route coverage and act as liaison among customers, merchandisers, and drivers regarding order refusals and inventory overload.
Execute weekend operational plans when needed and keep the DSM apprised as appropriate.