Merchandising Assistant

C&S Wholesale Grocers; Robesonia (Berks County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wholesale grocery supplier seeks a Merchandising Assistant to support the merchandising team. The role involves managing customer contracts, ensuring data integrity, and supporting merchandising tasks, making strong communication and organizational skills essential. Join a dynamic environment with a company dedicated to community support since 1918.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support Merchandising Team with billing and customer contracts.
• Monitor billings and ensure data accuracy.
• Communicate with customers on pricing and data discrepancies.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Professional communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Overview

As a Merchandising Assistant, you are responsible for supporting the Merchandising Team with the implementation of billings, cost changes, customer support, and data integrity review.

Description

• Coordinate customer contracts by monitoring all outbound costs to the customers. Work with the manufacturing community to ensure that we have the most up-to-date and competitive pricing for our customers, managing regional brackets and exceptions for each.
• Coordinate all future increases and declines submitted by the manufacturing community into their associates. Ensure the team updates all upcoming deals, off-invoices, and customized pricing, maintaining strong integrity with our customer base.
• Monitor billings produced by the team, including flyers, bottle deposits, and customized p-deals weekly, along with all billings aligned with the gross profit budget line.
• Monitor and communicate item and vendor attributes that are incorrectly set up. Ensure high data quality to keep our orders aligned with the vendor community. Monitor various attributes and flagging in the system to ensure proper product flow.
• Communicate daily with customers. Oversee each associate’s tracking spreadsheet to monitor the progress of new items. Review cost comparison reports to ensure consistency in pricing with our customers.
• Run various sales reports to validate credits owed to customers or rebills owed to us. Understand and validate cost mismatches between C&S and the customer.
• Support at least one merchandiser in their weekly tasks, including gross profit analysis and generating an extensive merchandising and marketing plan for our East Coast independent base.
• Travel Required: No

Environment

• Office environment with temperature maintained between 65F and 75F.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail; ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.

Years of Experience

• 0-2 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Shift

• 1st Shift (United States of America)

Company

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC

About Our Company

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is a leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States. Founded in 1918, we service over 7,500 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases, and institutions with more than 100,000 products. We also support corporate grocery stores and independent franchisees across various regions. We are committed to community support and safety in the workplace.

Working safely is a condition of employment. C&S Wholesale Grocers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, in compliance with applicable laws.