Merchandiser - INDEPENDENCE/KANSAS CITY

Heartland Coca-Cola; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company is seeking merchandisers to stock Coca-Cola beverages in retail accounts. You will ensure displays, end caps, and racks are filled and rotate products for quality and freshness.

Work weekends with a 7 am start; maintains backroom inventory, communicates with store personnel, and builds displays per company standards. Requires HS diploma and reliable vehicle for travel.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum of one year in grocery, retail, warehouse, manual labor or related field.
• Must be 18+ and legally eligible to work.
• Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours.
• Ability to obtain powered industrial truck certification upon hire.
• Basic computer and smartphone/laptop skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and replenish products on shelves, racks, displays, and coolers.
• Build or adjust product displays and maintain signage.
• Manage backroom inventory and rotate stock using FIFO principles.
• Process damaged products and re-pack as needed.
• Communicate shift outcomes and provide account recaps via Teams.
• Maintain professional relationships with coworkers and customers.

Skills

Customer service

Flexibility

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pallet jacks

High loader lifts

Job description

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company!

Days/Hours of Work

Working weekends with two days off during the week. 7 am start.

Job Summary

Merchandisers stock Coca-Cola beverage products in retail accounts. Merchandisers ensure that all beverage sections, end caps, racks and displays are filled for consumers to purchase our products. Merchandisers monitor product date codes and rotate our products to ensure the best quality and freshness.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and replenish products in store shelves, racks, displays, and coolers by transporting product between backroom/storage room to the sales floor with a manual or powered equipment while ensuring product deliveries are fully worked.
• Build, change, or remove product displays while adhering to company standards; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space and securing damaged or defective product.
• Manage backroom by organizing our products, identifying, monitoring, and reporting inventory levels in partnership with the account manager of the store. Utilizing FIFO training to ensure timely sales of product.
• Evaluate and process damaged product; re-packing product; organizing backroom materials (i.e., pallets, product shells etc.) and weekly rotation of front-stock and back-stock; completing any required paperwork.
• Communicate and collaborate as needed upon completion of each account and at the end of the shift. Communicate through Teams app recap pictures for accounts immediately after servicing account. Communication may include posting recaps and pictures, connecting with sales on out of stock, customer concerns, and checking in/out with store manager/personnel.
• Maintain professional relationships with co-workers and customers.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred and minimum of one year of work experience required.
• Minimum of one year of work experience in grocery, retail, warehouse, manual labor or related field is required.
• Must be 18 years of age and legally eligible to work.
• Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours.
• Valid Driver's License, current vehicle liability insurance, driving record within policy guidelines including no major violations within the last three years.
• Prior experience using equipment such as pallet jacks and high loader lifts preferred. Ability to obtain powered industrial truck certification upon hire is required.
• Basic computer application and technology skills; knowledge of how to operate a smart phone and/or laptop.
• Flexibility with work hours; able to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays due to customer demand.

Physical Requirements

• Speaking: Constantly (investigates, negotiates, recommends, reports, etc.)
• Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents)
• Typing: Frequently using electronic devices for day-to-day business (email, reports, texting)
• Mobility: Frequent travel throughout customer locations (Walking in backrooms, aisles, greeting customers)
• Bending/Squatting: Frequently (looking in racks at all levels, ordering product, counting cases, checking dates)
• Lifting: Frequent- Lift 40 lbs. or less (full cases of product)
• Pushing/pulling: Frequent use of manual carts
• Driving: Frequent travel between customer locations

Pay

$19.75 an hour

About Heartland Coca-Cola

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition. We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.

Benefits And Other Information

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness programs and tuition reimbursement
• Part-time employees are eligible for paid time off, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.

Pre-employment background check is required.

Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly.

Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC