Small Store Merchandiser

CONA Services•Salisbury, MD

1d•$190 - $194•Onsite

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 involves merchandising approved products and packages using safe handling techniques and following quality guidelines, as well as 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 creates and places point-of-sale materials where permitted, organizes back-room coolers, arranges returns of empty shells and damaged or out-of-date products for driver pickup, and disposes of cardboard and plastic. The Merchandiser builds business relationships with store personnel through routine follow-up, proactive pricing, special-program discussions, and conversations about new opportunities and upcoming activities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Effective listening, speaking, and writing skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with customers who have differing needs and expectations.
Ability and willingness to work reliably and independently with little daily supervision.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment, including repetitively lifting 50 pounds.
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 coverage for liability and property damage of at least $50,000 per person, $100,000 per accident, 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 products from the sales floor to cold vaults and displays.
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Arrange for driver pickup of empty shells, damaged products, and out-of-date products.
Dispose of cardboard and plastic.
Build business relationships with store personnel through routine follow-up on requests, proactive pricing, and discussions of special programs, new opportunities, and upcoming activities.
Follow plan sets, planograms, safe handling techniques, and quality guidelines.