Merchandiser- Clinton, IA

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Paid PTO

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401K with company match

MyCareer development

Wellness benefits

Coca-Cola perks & swag

Leadership support

Performance feedback

Job summary

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company is seeking a Merchandiser to visit customer locations, set out products, rotate stock, and maintain point-of-sale displays. You will reflect the Coca-Cola brand image and support sales teams on daily routes.

The role requires heavy travel regionally, standing and lifting up to 40 pounds, and a flexible, fast-paced environment. A high school diploma and a valid driver's license are required; good communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Strong teamwork and customer focus.
• Ability to visit multiple customer sites daily.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Problem-solving skills to handle on-site issues.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
• Regular, consistent attendance is required.

Responsibilities

• Follow merchandising standards and campaign diagrams.
• Set out and rotate products for appealing displays.
• Serve as liaison between sales team and customers.
• Rotate stock on shelves, coolers, and displays.
• Install and maintain point-of-sale items.
• Assist Account Manager with price-management issues.
• Report account issues to manager promptly.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and back stock.
• Perform routine maintenance on displays and escalate when needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Team player

Customer service

Problem solving

Flexible

Attendance

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

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.

Great benefits can be found on our careers page: Atlanticbottling.com/careers.

This position is budgeted for: $17-20/hour.

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.

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 to:
  • 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.) Additional or alternative days/times may be occasionally needed, depending on customer and/or promotional campaign.

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