Sales Merchandiser

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 58,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated is seeking a Bulk Account Merchandiser to manage sales, ordering, and presentation of products across assigned accounts. You will promote new products, coordinate with customers, and ensure promotional plans are executed with safe handling of products.

You will merchandise displays, rotate stock, and build strong store relationships while maintaining a focus on accuracy, pricing, and customer service on a daily route schedule.

Qualifications

• Effective communication across listening, speaking and writing.
• Customer service experience preferred in a retail setting.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment (lifting 50 lbs repeatedly).
• Critical thinking skills.
• High initiative and willingness to learn.
• Career-minded and highly competitive.

Responsibilities

• Manages, sells and executes in an assigned group of customers on daily routes and generates sales orders to support revenue and gross profit.
• Executes promotions and new products based on target lists and LOS initiatives to ensure RED scores.
• Fills, merchandises and rotates products on display and shelf.
• Organizes and maintains back room by stacking and arranging product and handling returns of pallets and damaged goods.
• Creates and distributes point-of-sale materials and rotates merchandisers; ensures vendor operation.
• Fosters relationships with store personnel through follow-ups on requests, pricing and opportunities.
• Identifies competitive issues or market activity and communicates impact while performing duties safely.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer service

Critical thinking

Physical stamina

Initiative

Competitive nature

Education

High School Education / GED

Job description

Locations: Hagerstown

Schedule: Monday-Friday/ Weekends

Requisition ID: 264875

Pay Range: $58,000.00 - $58,290.00 , depending on experience

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Job Overview

The Bulk Account Merchandiser (BAM) is responsible for selling, ordering and presenting products. The BAM role is responsible for selling new products and promotions, collaborating with customers to generate accurate product orders, ensuring commercial plans are executed across their account base, and merchandising products and packages using safe handling techniques and following all quality guidelines.

Duties & 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

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid instate driver’s license
• Excellent driving history
• Proof of insurance policy to verify current coverage of liability and property damage at no less than 50,000per person/100,000 accident insurance per occurrence/50,000 property damage and 500 or less deductible effective from first day of employment
• High School Education / GED

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Work Environment

• The work environment will vary, including but not limited to exposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be non-temperature controlled
• Physically demanding environment (lifting 50 lbs. repetitively)

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.