Route Sales & Merchandising Specialist

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.; Oak Ridge (NC); On-site; USD 54,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottlers (CONA Services) is seeking a Bulk Account Merchandiser to build partnerships with retailers, manage your own accounts, and drive sales and promotions on predefined routes in Oak Ridge and surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for selling new products and promotions, coordinating with customers to place orders, and ensuring plans are executed while merchandising shelves and displays. The role requires attention to inventory, back rooms, and safe handling practices.

Qualifications

• Must have effective communication skills which include 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).
• Critical thinking skills.
• 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by stacking and arranging product by package and flavor, arranging the return of empty pallets and shells, damaged and out of date product to the branch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

Initiative

Competitive nature

Education

High School Education / GED

Job description

Coca-Cola Bottlers (CONA Services) is seeking a Bulk Account Merchandiser to build partnerships with retailers, manage your own accounts, and drive sales and promotions on predefined routes in Oak Ridge and surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for selling new products and promotions, coordinating with customers to place orders, and ensuring plans are executed while merchandising shelves and displays. The role requires attention to inventory, back rooms, and safe handling practices.