Merchandiser

Watkins Distributing; Miles City (MT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Watkins Distributing in Montana seeks a Merchandiser to travel between grocery stores and beverage outlets, ensuring products are stocked, displayed, and rotated along their route.

You will replenish shelves, coolers, displays, and backstock areas, build promotions, install signage, and work a flexible schedule that may include weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Organized with attention to detail and customer service.
• Enjoys an active, on-the-go role with flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Stock shelves, coolers, displays, and backstock with beverage products.
• Rotate stock to meet sell-by dates and freshness standards.
• Build, maintain, and dismantle promotional displays and endcaps.
• Install signage and promotional point-of-sale materials.
• Safely handle manual equipment and transport products.
• Drive a company or personal vehicle between stops.
• Follow directions from sales reps and merchandising supervisor.

Skills

Self-motivated

Organized

Active and moving

Flexible/dynamic

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 stock to comply with “sell-by” 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.
• 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.