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 and on shelves; moves products from the sales floor to cold vaults and displays; and places point-of-sale materials where permitted. It also maintains outlet coolers and sales-floor displays, organizes back-room coolers and returned or damaged products, and builds business relationships with store personnel through follow-up and discussions about pricing, programs, 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.
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 current insurance coverage, effective from the first day of employment, with liability coverage of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per accident, property damage coverage of at least $50,000 per occurrence, and a deductible of $500 or less.

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 on displays and shelves where permitted.
Fill and merchandise coolers and displays in the outlet.
Organize and maintain the back-room cooler by package and flavor.
Arrange the return of empty shells, damaged products, and out-of-date products for driver pickup, and dispose of cardboard and plastic.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, safe handling techniques, and quality guidelines.