Bulk Account Merchandiser Specialist — Flexible Routes

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Benefits (401(k), health)

Purpose-Driven

Professional Development

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Louisville is hiring for a Bulk Account Merchandiser Specialist. This role supports the POD Model in a 24/7 operation, covering vacation needs and coordinating between customers, merchandisers, and drivers to ensure route coverage and inventory flow.

The position emphasizes merchandising, sales order generation, and execution of promotions, with a focus on safety and strong customer relationships. Training and development are available.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• Excellent customer service skills

Responsibilities

• Fills, merchandise, and rotates products on display and the shelf according to procedures and special programs. Provides vacation coverage to the Bulk Account Merchandiser and POD Merchandiser.
• Manages, sells, and executes in an assigned group of customers on daily, pre-set routes and generates sales orders based on the assigned delivery frequency for each customer to ensure the day-to-day success of the operation and directly contribute to the financial performance of the company in terms of revenue, volume, and gross profit.
• Executes applicable promotions and new products based on target lists, monthly Look of Success (LOS) initiatives, marketing promotions, Point-Of-Sale, and commercial plans to ensure excellence in RED (Right Execution Daily) scores for assigned customers.
• Organizes and maintains back room by stacking and arranging product by package and flavor, arranging the return of empty pallets and shells, damaged and out of date product to the branch.
• Creates and distributes point-of-sale materials on display and shelves where permitted. Rotates product. Fills and merchandises Fastlane merchandisers and vendors; checks vendor to ensure proper operation.
• Fosters business relationship with store personnel through routine follow-up on requests, proactive pricing, special programs, new opportunities, and upcoming activities discussion.
• Identifies and communicates any competitive issues or market activities that could impact the business (i.e., pricing, new packaging, change in business strategy, etc.) and executes all job duties in a safe working manner.
• May be the first call point for late PM/early AM weekends ensuring proper route coverage, and acting as liaison between the customer, merchandiser and driver for order refusals, and inventory overload.

Skills

Excellent Communication

Problem-solving

Customer Service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Louisville is hiring for a Bulk Account Merchandiser Specialist. This role supports the POD Model in a 24/7 operation, covering vacation needs and coordinating between customers, merchandisers, and drivers to ensure route coverage and inventory flow.

The position emphasizes merchandising, sales order generation, and execution of promotions, with a focus on safety and strong customer relationships. Training and development are available.