Merchandising Lead- Spirit Lake, IA

Atlantic Bottling Company; Spirit Lake (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the beverage industry is seeking a Lead Merchandiser to enhance product visibility and sales. This role involves regular customer site visits, maintaining displays, and training new staff. Ideal candidates are customer-focused, adaptable, and possess strong communication skills. The position requires physical activity, including lifting and moving products, in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of merchandising experience.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Follow merchandising standards and sales campaign diagrams.
• Install and maintain point-of-sale items.
• Assist Account Manager with price-management issues.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Team Player

Customer Focus

Problem Solving

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Spirit Lake Branch - Spirit Lake, IA

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Description

Overview/Function: The Lead 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. They are assigned a complete merchandising schedule 2-3 days per week, and also act as a substitute for the Merchandising Supervisor, assisting with training new merchandise staff and assisting with on-site 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.
• Work with Merchandising Supervisor to train merchandise personnel.
• On days not assigned a full store merchandising schedule, provide assistance to Route Merchandisers for building displays, display resets, in-store housekeeping, etc.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED with at least 2 years of merchandising experience
• 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
• 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

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) with typically at least one weekend day. 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.

EOE