Sales Merchandiser

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Loris (SC); On-site; USD 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is seeking a Bulk Account Merchandiser to service routes in the Loris, SC area.

The role focuses on selling, ordering, and presenting products, along with collaborating with customers to generate accurate orders and execute commercial plans. The BAM will merchandise, rotate stock, and manage in-store displays, while maintaining safe handling practices and following quality guidelines.

Qualifications

• Effective communication across listening, speaking, and writing.
• Retail/customer service experience preferred.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment (lifting 50 lbs. repetitively).
• Strong critical thinking abilities.
• Higher education beyond high school preferred.
• High initiative and willingness to learn.
• Career-minded and highly competitive in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Sell, order, and present products for an assigned group of customers on daily routes.
• Execute promotions, new products, and marketing initiatives to ensure strong RED (Right Execution Daily) performance.
• Merchandise displays, rotate products, and manage shelf layout per guidelines and programs.
• Organize and maintain back room, pallets, and return of damaged/outdated product.
• Create and distribute point-of-sale materials and coordinate with vendors for proper operation.
• Cultivate relationships with store personnel through follow-up on requests, pricing, and opportunities.
• Identify competitive market activities and ensure safe operation and adherence to quality standards.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Physical endurance

Critical thinking

Education beyond high school

Initiative & learning

Competitive mindset

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Locations: Loris

Pay Range: $54,000 - $58,000, depending on experience

Schedule: 6am until completion (Days off will be Friday/Saturday or Sunday/Monday depending on the route)

This position will service a route in the Loris, SC area!

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

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.