Small Store Merchandiser

CONA Services•Laurel, MD

8d•$200 - $209

About The Position

The Merchandiser presents products to attract consumers at customer retail locations and services and maintains multiple convenience retail, drug, and value accounts. The role merchandises approved products and packages using safe handling techniques and follows quality guidelines. It requires following plan sets and planograms and communicating with store management and cross-functional personnel. The position fills, merchandises, and rotates products in cold vaults, coolers, on shelves, and in sales-floor displays. It also organizes back-room coolers, manages empty shells and damaged or out-of-date product for driver pickup, disposes of cardboard and plastic, and builds business relationships with store personnel through follow-up and discussions about pricing, programs, opportunities, and activities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Effective listening, speaking, and writing skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with customers who have differing needs and expectations.
Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment, including repetitive lifting of 50 pounds.
Ability to work reliably and independently with little daily supervision.
Critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior customer service experience, preferably in a retail setting.
Valid in-state driver’s license.
Excellent driving history.
Proof of an insurance policy verifying current liability and property-damage coverage of at least $50,000 per person, $100,000 per accident occurrence, and $50,000 property damage, with a deductible of $500 or less, effective from the first day of employment.

Responsibilities

Fill, merchandise, and rotate products in cold vaults and on shelves according to procedures and special programs.
Move product from the sales floor to cold vaults and displays using safe handling techniques.
Create and distribute point-of-sale materials and place them on displays and shelves where permitted.
Fill and merchandise outlet coolers and sales-floor displays.
Organize and maintain back-room coolers by stacking and arranging products by package and flavor.
Arrange empty shells, damaged products, and out-of-date products for driver pickup, and dispose of cardboard and plastic.
Build business relationships with store personnel through routine follow-up on requests and proactive discussions about pricing, special programs, new opportunities, and upcoming activities.
Follow plan sets, planograms, and quality guidelines; communicate with store management and cross-functional personnel.