Sales Merchandiser - South
About The Position
The primary role of the Sales Merchandiser is to achieve Win at Retail account standards within their assigned territory. This position works in an outside sales and merchandising capacity and is responsible for selling, ordering, and merchandising all Carlson Distributing products, packages, and promotions to an established account base, primarily within the Large Format sector of the business, to achieve Company and supplier business objectives. This position will be required to travel between the St. George and Cedar City areas, concentrating heavily on the Cedar City market.
Requirements
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
- Sales or customer service experience preferred
- Solid work background demonstrating strong work ethic, dependability, and commitment to job performance
- Must be able to work early mornings, long hours, and weekends as the work schedule may require
- Must have reliable transportation and a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record
- Able to pass a drug screen and background checks with a satisfactory result
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales guides, safety rules, operating instructions and procedure documents.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively, present information, and respond to questions from customers, fellow employees, and managers
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, volume, and percentages
Nice To Haves
- Desire to Win at Retail and succeed in the market
- Ability to achieve sales results through rapport building, sales techniques, and presentation skills
- Ability to analyze a situation, make independent decisions, and implement a solution
- Proven problem solving skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to effectively communicate company policies and procedures to customers
- Ability to develop and foster constructive working relationships with fellow employees, suppliers, and customers
Responsibilities
- Responsible for achievement of company Win at Retail standards per account trade classification and to communicate any and all issues to management
- Grow volume and share at established rate as determined by the company
- Record inventory levels and generate orders of our products for assigned account base
- Responsible for merchandising accounts to all company standards, within State and Federal regulations, including proper shelf positioning (e.g. – price and brand flow), displays and location, pricing tags, and maximizing permanent and temporary POS placement and positioning
- Responsible to maintain distribution and placement of SKU’s, at minimum, to account planogram
- Gain and/or improve core brand distribution as determined by Carlson Distributing
- Improve and increase space and positioning commensurate, at minimum, with market share of Carlson Distributing products
- Activate promotional opportunities including selling in of displays/racks/equipment, building thematic displays, achieving targeted retails, and selling in consumer promotions
- Adhere to company standards, policies, and procedures including but not limited to; route frequency and sequencing, unscheduled deliveries, pre-plans, sales, invoicing, and transfers, rotation and product quality, and appearance standards
- Performs all other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
