Delivery Merchandiser (CDL A/Permit Preferred)

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Benefits package

Stock purchase plan

Professional development

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Fayetteville is hiring a Delivery Merchandiser Trainee. This fast-paced role trains you to handle route delivery, merchandising, stocking shelves, and operating in coolers and vaults.

You will learn to drive a Class A CDL within 10 weeks, assist with invoicing on handheld devices, and may take a permanent route. Commitment to safety, customer service, and daily performance is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in beverage delivery or direct store delivery preferred.
• Able to lift up to 75 pounds repeatedly.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving history.
• Willingness to work weekends/holidays.
• DOT physical requirements must be passable.

Responsibilities

• Learn to drive a Class A CDL and obtain licensing within 10 weeks.
• Deliver and merchandise products, stock shelves and displays.
• Provide route relief and may take a permanent route assignment.
• Ensure safety and proper handling of assets and inventory.
• Communicate customer needs to management and care for customers.

Skills

Beverage delivery knowledge

Customer management

Sales ability

Safety-focused

Strong customer service

Fast-paced environment

Physical stamina

Team initiative

Self-motivation

Tools

Handheld device for invoicing

Job description

Requisition ID: 269146

Locations: Fayetteville

Pay Range: $180 - $182/day, depending on experience

Schedule: 5am- 3pm or later depending on business needs

Uncap Your Potential at America's Largest Coca-Cola Bottler - Pour Your Passion into Purpose!

We're more than beverages-we're building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. Join our team where your talent meets purpose, and every teammate directly shapes our success.

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

Join us - your refreshing new chapter starts here!

Job Overview

The Delivery Merchandiser Trainee is a fast-paced position responsible for learning and becoming efficient in the daily duties of route delivery and merchandising in all disciplines, including stocking and facing products on shelves and displays, in coolers and cooling vaults. This individual should be capable of giving route relief when and where needed, as well as being prepared to take a permanent route assignment in any route delivery discipline.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Learn to drive a Class A CDL vehicle and obtain required licensing within 10 weeks of training start date. Under supervision learn processes, and gain the skills necessary to service customers using all equipment utilized in the delivery process such as invoicing using a handheld device; begin and end of shift check-in, out accounting procedures for cash and paperwork accountability. Properly secure company assets and inventory, and while safely and properly handling products upon delivery at customer locations
• Learn and develop merchandising habits and techniques to ensure customer and consumer satisfaction while ensuring Company merchandising standards are met and understand how to execute commercial plans in our customer's outlets
• Develop good rotation practices and the importance of point of sales such as racks and shippers; learn how to effectively build and maintain displays of our products, product facing, and brand order along with proper backroom management of our products
• Develop customer service skills by working with our customers to understand their needs and communicating back to the appropriate manager any customer service issues
• Responsible for appropriate behavior while executing job functions, promoting personal safety, and the safe use of needed equipment. Learn and adhere to company standards on safety, equipment safety, and proper usage and learns all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules regarding DOT and Hours of Service

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Beverage, delivery industry knowledge
• Customer management
• Continuous improvement andinitiative
• Sales ability
• Safety-focused
• Previousroute delivery, direct store delivery, stocking, merchandising products, or retail management experience is strongly preferred
• Strong customer service skills
• Must be self-motivated with a high degree of integrity and be able to perform job duties with minimal supervision on a timely basis
• Must reflect dependability, initiative, professional demeanor, and the ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, continuous lifting environment
• Ability to lift, up to, 75 pounds, repeatedly and multiple times a day
• Availability and willingness to work some weekends holidays

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license for your state of residency and excellent driving history reflected in the seven-year Motor Vehicle Report will be reviewed
• The ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (Class A CDL), not required for hire
• Ability to pass and maintain D.O.T. physical requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Work Environment

Work environment will vary, including but not limited to exposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be non-temperature controlled

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.