Route Sales & Merchandiser — Bulk Accounts (Mars Hill, NC)

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Mars Hill (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Professional development

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated in Mars Hill, NC is seeking a Bulk Account Merchandiser (BAM) to sell, order, and present our products across assigned routes. You will collaborate with store personnel to ensure accurate orders and execute promotions while maintaining safe handling and quality standards.

The role emphasizes day-to-day merchandising, customer relationships, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, physical environment (lifting up to 50 lbs).

Qualifications

• Must have effective communication skills including listening, speaking, and writing.
• Prior customer service experience preferred in a retail setting.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment (lifting 50 lbs. repetitively).
• Secondary education beyond high school preferred.
• High initiative and willingness to learn.
• Career-mindedness and a highly competitive nature.

Responsibilities

• Manages, sells, and executes in an assigned group of customers on daily, pre-set routes and generates sales orders based on the assigned delivery frequency for each customer to ensure the day-to-day success of the operation and directly contribute to the financial performance of the company in terms of revenue, volume and gross profit
• Executes applicable promotions and new products based on target lists, monthly Look of Success (LOS) initiatives, marketing promotions, Point-Of-Sale, and commercial plans to ensure excellence in RED (Right Execution Daily) scores for assigned customers
• Fills, merchandises, and rotates products on display and the shelf according to procedures and special programs
• Organizes and maintains back room by stacking and arranging product by package and flavor, arranging the return of empty pallets and shells, damaged and out of date product to the branch
• Creates and distributes point-of-sale materials on display and shelve where permitted. Rotates product. Fills and merchandises Fastlane merchandisers and vendors; checks vendor to ensure proper operation
• Fosters business relationship with store personnel through routine follow-up on requests, proactive pricing, special programs, new opportunities, and upcoming activities discussions
• Identifies and communicates any competitive issues or market activities that could impact the business (i.e., pricing, new packaging, change in business strategy, etc.) and executes all job duties in a safe working manner

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Fast-paced environment

Critical thinking

High initiative

Willingness to learn

Education

High School Education / GED

Secondary education beyond high school preferred

Job description

Coca-Cola Consolidated in Mars Hill, NC is seeking a Bulk Account Merchandiser (BAM) to sell, order, and present our products across assigned routes. You will collaborate with store personnel to ensure accurate orders and execute promotions while maintaining safe handling and quality standards.

The role emphasizes day-to-day merchandising, customer relationships, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, physical environment (lifting up to 50 lbs).