Stocker Merchandiser Summer Seasonal Macomb (Primary)

Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast; Macomb (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Stocker Merchandiser for the summer season. This role involves stocking and ensuring the freshness of beverage products in retail locations, managing inventory, and building product displays. Candidates should be flexible with work hours, possess a valid driver's license, and have experience in retail or related fields. Join a team that values quality and community, and play a vital role in delivering refreshing beverages to customers. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working with a team, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in grocery, retail, or related fields required.
• Must have a valid driver's license and personal vehicle for work.

Responsibilities

• Stock and replenish products in retail locations ensuring quality.
• Maintain professional relationships with co-workers and customers.

Skills

Customer Communication

Inventory Management

Basic Computer Skills

Flexibility with Work Hours

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pallet Jack

High Loader Lift

Smartphone

Laptop

Job description

Stocker Merchandiser Summer Seasonal Macomb (Primary)

Date: Mar 18, 2025

Location: MACOMB, IL, US, 61455

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company!

Days/Hours of Work: 5 days a week, including weekends; 6 am to 730 am start time until job is complete.

The end of the season is flexible between August and September.

Job Summary

Merchandisers stock Coca-Cola beverage products in retail accounts. Merchandisers ensure that all beverage sections, end caps, racks, and displays are filled for consumers to purchase our products. They monitor product date codes and rotate products to ensure the best quality and freshness.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and replenish products in store shelves, racks, displays, and coolers by transporting product between backroom/storage room to the sales floor with manual or powered equipment while ensuring product deliveries are fully worked.
• Build, change, or remove product displays while adhering to company standards; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space and securing damaged or defective product.
• Manage backroom by organizing products, identifying, monitoring, and reporting inventory levels in partnership with the account manager of the store. Utilize FIFO training to ensure timely sales of product.
• Evaluate and process damaged product; re-pack product; organize backroom materials (i.e., pallets, product shells, etc.) and weekly rotation of front-stock and back-stock; complete any required paperwork.
• Communicate and collaborate as needed upon completion of each account and at the end of the shift. Use Teams app to send recap pictures for accounts immediately after servicing. Communication may include posting recaps and pictures, connecting with sales on out of stock, customer concerns, and checking in/out with store manager/personnel.
• Maintain professional relationships with co-workers and customers.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred and minimum of one year of work experience required.
• Minimum of one year of work experience in grocery, retail, warehouse, manual labor, or related field is required.
• Must be 18 years of age and legally eligible to work.
• Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours.
• Valid Driver's License, current vehicle liability insurance, and a driving record within policy guidelines including no major violations within the last three years.
• Prior experience using equipment such as pallet jacks and high loader lifts preferred. Ability to obtain powered industrial truck certification upon hire is required.
• Basic computer application and technology skills; knowledge of how to operate a smartphone and/or laptop.
• Flexibility with work hours; able to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays due to customer demand.

Physical Requirements

• Speaking: Constantly (investigates, negotiates, recommends, reports, etc.)
• Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents)
• Typing: Frequently using electronic devices for day-to-day business (email, reports, texting)
• Mobility: Frequent travel throughout customer locations (walking in backrooms, aisles, greeting customers)
• Bending/Squatting: Frequently (looking in racks at all levels, ordering product, counting cases, checking dates)
• Lifting: Frequent - Lift 40 lbs. or less (full cases of product)
• Pushing/pulling: Frequent use of manual carts
• Driving: Frequent travel between customer locations

About Heartland Coca-Cola

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee, and nutrition. We value our people, customers, and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.

Benefits and Other Information

Pre-employment background check is required.

Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly.

Requisition ID: 217158
Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC

Disability Accommodation for Applicants

Heartland Coca-Cola is committed to providing individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations in its job application and hiring process. If you have difficulty using our online application system because of a disability, you may contact us at the following email address and phone number: [e-mail] or [phone].

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