Small Store Merchandiser

CONA Services•Malvern, AR

6d•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. The Merchandiser follows plan sets and planograms and communicates with store management and cross-functional personnel. The position fills, merchandises, and rotates products in cold vaults, coolers, on shelves, and on sales-floor displays. It also organizes back-room coolers, manages empty shells and damaged or out-of-date products for driver pickup, and disposes of cardboard and plastic.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 and discussions about requests, pricing, special programs, 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.
Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment, including repeatedly lifting 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 insurance showing current liability and property-damage coverage 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 using safe handling techniques.
Create and distribute point-of-sale materials and place them on displays and shelves where permitted.
Fill and merchandise coolers within outlets and displays on the sales floor.
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Arrange empty shells, damaged products, and out-of-date products for driver pickup; dispose of cardboard and plastic.
Build business relationships with store personnel through routine follow-up and discussions about requests, pricing, special programs, new opportunities, and upcoming activities.
Follow plan sets, planograms, and quality guidelines, and communicate with store management and cross-functional personnel.