Supervisor, Merchandising

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC in Champaign, IL is seeking a Merchandising Supervisor to lead a team of Merchandisers and uphold merchandising standards across the designated area.

You will coach staff, manage route plans, support staffing, and collaborate with Talent Acquisition while ensuring safe operations and budget adherence. This is a full-time role requiring a valid driver's license, willingness to use a personal vehicle, and a strong focus on customer service.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum three years of work experience required.
• Two years supervision or leadership experience preferred.
• Prior experience in consumer products or retail required.
• Intermediate computer application and technology skills.
• Experience with pallet jacks and forklifts; PIT certification required upon hire.
• Valid Driver's License and insurance; driving record must be clean.
• Personal vehicle used for work with reimbursement; proof of business insurance required.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the merchandising team through coaching and feedback; conducts team meetings.
• Review daily route plans and assignments to meet service levels; assist as Merchandiser when needed.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition; onboard and train staff; manage equipment setup.
• Manage operating expenses and labor budgets; monitor overtime and timekeeping.
• Visit customer accounts; conduct audits of merchandising standards and product rotation.
• Develop relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ensure safe working practices and proper equipment use; report unsafe conditions.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Team management

Training

Budgeting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

PIT certification

Computer literacy

Job description

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Job Summary

The Merchandising Supervisor is responsible for supervising a team of Merchandisers and maintaining merchandising standards within a designated geographic area.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the merchandising team through coaching and provides consistent performance feedback. Conduct team meetings and set clear expectations.
• Review and analyze daily route plans and work assignments to ensure customer service levels are met. Help prioritize work assignments for merchandisers to meet sales, delivery, and customer needs. As needed, work in the role of the Merchandiser during staffing vacancies, training new employees, and work weekends and holidays to support the customer.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition as needed. Ensure productive on-boarding and training experience. Assist in setting up and managing the merchandiser’s equipment.
• Manage operating expenses and labor budgets while meeting customer service needs. Reviews timekeeping records to ensure accurate hours, mileage and to monitor overtime. Adhere to the processes for uniforms, phones, and other equipment.
• Visits customer accounts to monitor adherence to merchandising standards. Complete weekly performance and product rotation audits. Holds team accountable to merchandising standards.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ensure teammates receive proper safe working techniques in the trade and that they have the proper equipment. Identify and report any unsafe working conditions. Comply with all company policies and procedures.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum three years of work experience required.
• Two years supervision or leadership experience preferred.
• Prior experience in consumer products or retail required.
• Intermediate computer application and technology skills.
• Experience working with manual or powered pallet jacks and electrical forklifts. Ability to obtain PIT (Powered Industrial Trucks) certification upon hire is required.
• Valid Driver's License, current vehicle liability insurance, driving record within policy guidelines including no major violations within the last three years.
• This position requires you to use your personal vehicle during work hours with reimbursement. Proof of insurance covering business use is required at time of hire.

Pay:$57,840.00 - $68,685.00 a year

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

We offer a competitive benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. This role may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program.

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.

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 on-line application system because of a disability, you may contact us at the following email address and phone number: [e-mail] or [phone].

This email address is reserved for individuals who require an accommodation due to a disability only. The Heartland Coca-Cola representative who monitors this email account will not have access to existing profiles in the system and will be unable to provide any application status updates.