Beverage Merchandiser: Full-Time

Watkins-Distributing; Lewistown (MT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401k matching up to 7%

Health insurance after 60 days

Job summary

Watkins Distributing, a family owned beverage distributor serving Idaho and Montana, is hiring Merchandisers to visit grocery stores and beverage outlets along their route to stock, display, and rotate products. You will set up displays, install signage, and handle lifting tasks across multiple locations.

This active, field-based role requires a valid driver's license and reliable transportation, with weekend availability and mileage reimbursement when using a personal vehicle.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift/move cases 20-30 lbs
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Able to work early mornings and weekends
• Willingness to travel between accounts as needed

Responsibilities

• Handle a wide array of beverage products safely and efficiently
• Replenish shelves, coolers, displays, and backstock areas
• Rotate products to meet expiration and freshness standards
• Build, maintain, and dismantle promotional displays and endcaps
• Install signage, decals, and POS materials
• Safely handle manual equipment for lifting and transporting products
• Drive company or personal vehicle between stops
• Follow directions from sales rep and merchandising supervisor

Skills

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Customer service

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Job description

Who We Are:

Watkins Distributing is a family owned and operated beverage distribution company that has serviced Idaho and Montana for four generations.

Job Summary:

Merchandisers travel to grocery stores and other beverage outlets to ensure our products are stocked, displayed, and rotated correctly in accounts along their route.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle a wide array of different beverage products, safely, and efficiently.

• Replenish shelves, coolers, displays, and backstock areas with beverage products.

• Rotate product to comply with expiration dates and freshness standards.

• Build, maintain, and dismantle branded promotional displays and endcaps.

• Install signage, decals, and promotional point-of-sale materials.

• Safely handle manual equipment (hand trucks) for lifting, stacking, and transporting beverage products.

• Drive a company or personal vehicle between stops.

• Follow directions communicated by the sales representative and merchandising supervisor.

Preferred Skills & Abilities:

• Self-motivated, as they will not have a supervisor on site.

• Organized, with excellent attention to detail and customer service orientation.

• Enjoys a position where they are active and moving around often.

• Prefers a flexible, dynamic position, as this is not a 9-5 "office job".

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record with no major violations.

• Reliable transportation to use throughout workday and proof of auto insurance. Mileage reimbursement provided if using personal vehicle.

• Must be able to lift and move cases ranging from 20- 30 lbs. regularly. Tasks include bending, squatting, reaching, and standing for extended periods.

• Work independently across multiple retail locations, including early mornings and during weekends or peak holiday periods.

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off

• 401k matching up to 7%

• Health insurance after 60 days