Merchandiser

Atlantic Bottling Company; Ottumwa (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Ottumwa, IA seeks a Merchandiser to support the sales team by setting out and rotating products, installing POS displays, and maintaining attractive in-store presentation. The role travels to multiple customer sites, with extensive regional day travel and a fast-paced environment.

You will follow merchandising standards, communicate with the Account Manager, and ensure safety and neatness in all assigned areas.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused with ability to interact effectively with customers.
• Able to work weekends and travel to multiple customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Follow merchandising standards and sales campaign diagrams.
• Set out and rotate products for visual appeal.
• Install and maintain point-of-sale materials (discount coupons, headers, signs).
• Assist Account Manager with price-management issues.
• Communicate account issues or opportunities to sales/ supervisor.

Skills

Verbal communication

Team player

Customer-focused

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Ottumwa Branch - Ottumwa, IA 52501

Overview/Function: The Merchandiser plays a key role in the sales process of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company products. They visit customer locations setting out product, rotating new product, and install and maintain point-of-sale displays.

Major Responsibilities

• Follow Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottlings merchandising standards and sales campaign diagrams.
• Set out and rotate products to make visually appealing to consumers and to positively reflect the company and iconic Coca-Cola brand image.
• Act as corporate liaison for sales team and ensure professional contact with customers, while maintaining a clean and neat appearance at all times.
• Follow proper rotation procedure for all product areas (i.e. shelving, coolers, displays and back-stock).
• Install and maintain point of sale items such as: discount coupons, channel price tags, display headers, pole signs, static clings, etc.
• Assist Account Manager with price-management issues.
• Communicate timely to the sales/account manager and/or supervisor any account issues or potential opportunities.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area while ensuring a safe environment for themselves, customers, and consumers. Keep back stock area organized, clean, and condensed per company and customer standards.
• Regularly perform minor as-needed maintenance on displays, and report escalated repairs to Merchandising Supervisor.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS! (2 back-to-back days off will be provided in the middle of the week)

Experience & Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED
• Ability to follow directions
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent team-player
• Customer-focused with the ability to positively and effectively interact with customers is essential
• Ability to make frequent visits to multiple customer sites each day
• Valid drivers license and dependable transportation
• Good problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and effectively solve on-site problems, while under potentially stressful situations
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to varying situations
• Regular, consistent attendance is an essential job function

Additional

The role will travel to various customer sites, as a result each environment will vary.

Extensive regional day travel is required with this role.

This position is very active and requires constant standing, walking, pushing, and pulling. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and spend their time both on the customer floor and in their back room(s). As a result, they should expect a fast-paced production environment and will frequently lift and/or move items up to 40 pounds. (Moving equipment and tools will be provided to reduce strains and injury.)

The role is expected to be able:

• Lift 40 pounds up to shoulder height occasionally.
• Lift up to 20 pounds above the head occasionally.
• Push carts using 100 pounds of force occasionally.
• Carry up to 40 pounds occasionally.

The role will have occasional to frequent twisting, grasping, reaching, bending, kneeling, sitting, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing will be required.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The role is considered a safety sensitive position.

Work hours: TBD. (It will be a static, five-day work week.) Weekend work will be required for this role, but 2 back-to-back days will be provided towards the middle of the week as days off.

Note: No posting can contain a fully comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required in this role. Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a dynamic, ever-changing environment requiring flexibility and a willing, team-based attitude. Some duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

To ensure the safety of our employees, our customers, and our products, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a drug-free workplace. Employees are subject to pre-employment/post-offer drug and random drug testing.

More About Us!

Our company culture thrives on the hard work and dedication of our team members, each of whom plays a key role in the success of their team and our company. As a family-owned business, we prioritize a work environment of belonging and family. This is evident in our culture, benefits and work practices.

We focus on building open communication and trust to create a transparent and inclusive work environment, and we believe collaboration is essential to achieve success. The best ideas are born from great partnerships, which is why we encourage all team members to think innovatively to delivering exceptional service to our customers.

In addition to our people-first, safety-focused culture, we offer competitive pay and industry-leading benefits:

• Flexible and non-traditional scheduling such as evenings, part-time, and 4-day week opportunities for certain roles
• Paid parental leave
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401K with company match and profit sharing
• myCareer development, training, and tuition assistance
• Wellness focus with discounted gym memberships and mental health benefits including free counseling sessions
• Recognition program & milestone celebrations
• Coca-Cola perks, discounts, and swag
• Approachable and collaborative leadership
• Regular performance feedback and employee survey opportunities

EOE