Part Time Merchandiser - San Leandro, CA

American Greetings; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 23,419 - 26,174; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Paid training

401(k) with company match

Job summary

American Greetings is hiring for a part-time merchandiser role servicing multiple retail locations in the San Leandro and Oakland areas. The job emphasizes merchandising, route planning, and strong customer relations with weekday and holiday scheduling. Training is provided, and the position offers a supportive team environment.

Starting pay is competitive with annual increases, and the company offers a 401(k) plan and flexible work scheduling.

Qualifications

• No experience required; we will train you.
• Must be 18 years or older and able to read and understand English.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Serve stores on your assigned route, merchandise products, and display items in greeting card departments.
• Maintain organized backroom areas and handle inventory tasks as needed.
• Communicate questions or concerns to management about service or schedules.
• Work in a fast-paced retail environment with strong time management.
• Build relationships with store associates and management during daytime hours.
• Be available for additional days and extended hours around major holidays.
• Assist with store resets, fixture work, or product assembly as requested.
• Review and plan weekly service schedule using a company-issued tablet.

Skills

Customer service

Merchandising

Time management

Tools

Tablet usage

Job description

American Greetings is a global leader in the Celebrations marketplace.

Pay

• The starting pay is $17.50 per hour with two increases during the first year of employment (the listed rates are subject to change based on work location).
• After 6 months of employment the pay rate will increase to $18.60.
• After 1 year of continued employment the pay rate will increase to $19.50.
• We offer flexible work scheduling.
• We provide paid training.
• 401(k) with company match

Route And Schedule

This route will service the following retail locations at: 15555 E 14Th St Ste 400, San Leandro, CA, 94578; 555 Floresta Blvd; 555 Bancroft Ave; 1499 Washington Ave; 15100 Hesperian Blvd; 7303 Edgewater Drive Suite A, Oakland, CA and 10790 Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA.

The weekly average hours are 9 hours per week. The weekly hours may increase to an average of 21 hours per week around holidays.

Primary Responsibilities

• Service stores on your assigned route, including merchandising and organizing product orders, displaying product within greeting card departments and other retail locations, maintaining an organized backroom areas, and other inventory tasks as needed.
• Communicate with management any questions or concerns regarding service or schedules.
• Work in a fast-paced retail environment utilizing effective time management skills and organizational skills.
• Partner and build relationships with retail store associates and management during daytime retail business hours.
• Availability for additional working days and extended hours leading up to and immediately following major holidays.
• Provide occasional assistance with store resets which may include minor fixture work, product assembly, relocation, or removal as requested.
• Review and plan your weekly service schedule and workload in your assigned stores, utilizing a company-issued tablet
• The ability to work on your own and with a team.

Experience Required

No Experience Necessary! We will train you!

Qualifications

• 18 yrs or older
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English is required
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation
• Access to reliable transportation as most routes have multiple retail locations
• Access to reliable internet to receive critical job information and updates
• Technological competency-able to learn and use company provided tablet for training and daily activity/tasks
• Meet scheduling needs - Occasional weekends, the day before and after major holidays as needed (e.g., Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)

Physical Demands

You will be working on the sales floor as well as the back stock room. Ability to push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and fixtures of up to 40 pounds throughout the sales floor and backrooms. You will need to be able to stand, walk, stoop, and squat throughout the workday. A stepstool may be used to complete some tasks.

The characteristics listed above are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, gender, disability or protected veteran status.

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