Sales Merchandiser

CONA Services•Sumter, SC

1d•$54,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

We're more than beverages—we're building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. Join our team where your talent meets purpose, and every teammate directly shapes our success. Are you eager to build partnerships with our retailers? This role allows you to manage your own accounts by focusing on selling products and promotions while showcasing your merchandising skills. Be the retailers Coca-Cola subject matter expert by being responsible for all selling, merchandising and inventory needs. The Sales Merchandiser/Bulk Account Merchandiser (BAM) is responsible for selling, ordering and presenting products. The BAM role is responsible for selling new products and promotions, collaborating with customers to generate accurate product orders, ensuring commercial plans are executed across their account base, and merchandising products and packages using safe handling techniques and following all quality guidelines.

Requirements

Must have effective communication skills which include listening, speaking, and writing
Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment (lifting 50 lbs. repetitively)
Critical thinking skills
High initiative and willingness to learn
Career-mindedness and a highly competitive nature
Valid instate driver’s license
Excellent driving history
Proof of insurance policy to verify current coverage of liability and property damage at no less than 50,000per person/100,000 accident insurance per occurrence/50,000 property damage and 500 or less deductible effective from first day of employment
High School Education / GED

Nice To Haves

Prior customer service experience preferred in a retail setting
Secondary education beyond high school preferred

Responsibilities

Execute commercial plans to your customers on daily, pre-set routes.
Utilize your communications skills (Listening, Speaking and Writing)
Stock, merchandise, and rotate all beverage sections and displays in your stores.
Responsible for all ordering aspects of the position. Maintain proper inventory levels, minimize shrink and organize back rooms where inventory is stored.
Responsible for building all displays sold locally or through other agreements.
Responsible for communication and providing direction to Merchandisers and Specialists that support your territory on your days off.
Manages, sells, and executes in an assigned group of customers on daily, pre-set routes and generates sales orders based on the assigned delivery frequency for each customer to ensure the day-to-day success of the operation and directly contribute to the financial performance of the company in terms of revenue, volume and gross profit
Executes applicable promotions and new products based on target lists, monthly Look of Success (LOS) initiatives, marketing promotions, Point-Of-Sale, and commercial plans to ensure excellence in RED (Right Execution Daily) scores for assigned customers
Fills, merchandises, and rotates products on display and the shelf according to procedures and special programs
Organizes and maintains back room by stacking and arranging product by package and flavor, arranging the return of empty pallets and shells, damaged and out of date product to the branch
Creates and distributes point-of-sale materials on display and shelve where permitted. Rotates product. Fills and merchandises Fastlane merchandisers and vendors; checks vendor to ensure proper operation
Fosters business relationship with store personnel through routine follow-up on requests, proactive pricing, special programs, new opportunities, and upcoming activities discussions
Identifies and communicates any competitive issues or market activities that could impact the business (i.e., pricing, new packaging, change in business strategy, etc.) and executes all job duties in a safe working manner