Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Daytime

The Retail Odyssey Company; La Grange (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Paid travel with overnight stays

No prior experience required

Training provided

Customizable benefits

Job summary

The Retail Odyssey Company, part of Advantage Solutions, seeks an in-store merchandising specialist to support retailers, build displays, rotate stock, and monitor inventory. This is a travel-intensive role with up to 50%+ travel and overnight stays.

Training and team support are provided, with opportunities for growth. Ideal candidates are customer-focused, 18+ years old, physically able to lift up to 50 lbs, and comfortable working with store management and customers.

Qualifications

• Comfortable interacting with customers and management in a friendly, enthusiastic manner.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Motivated self-starter with bias for action and results.
• Able to travel within and outside of home state with overnight stays.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-store merchandising support to retailers to meet shoppers’ needs.
• Build displays and end caps, reset shelves, and rotate products.
• Track inventory to maximize sales opportunities.
• Travel as a primary requirement, with up to 50%+ travel.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Travel-ready

Job description

We want you to help us shape the future of shopping experiences and deliver on our purpose of connecting people with the products and experiences that enrich their lives. Joining Retail Odyssey, an Advantage Solutions company, means joining a network of 65,000 teammates serving 4,000+ brands and retail customers across 40+ countries. All the while, being provided the opportunities, support, and enrichment you need to grow your career.

In this role, you will provide in-store merchandising support to Retailers to meet shoppers’ needs. This includes building displays and end caps, resetting shelves with product rotation, and tracking inventory to ensure that stores and suppliers maximize sales opportunities. This is a traveling position that requires regular travel as a primary requirement of the role. Travel roles may require various degrees of travel up to 50% or more of the time. Are you ready to shape the future of shopping and get it done with us?

What We Offer

• Competitive wages; $17.75 per hour
• Growth opportunities abound – We promote from within
• Paid travel with overnight stays
• No prior experience is required as we provide training and team support to help you succeed
• Additional hours may be available upon request
• We offer benefits that can be customized to meet your family’s needs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, supplemental voluntary plans, wellness programs, and access to discounts through Associate Perks

Now, About You

• Are comfortable interacting with customers and management in a friendly, enthusiastic, and outgoing manner
• You’re 18 years or older
• Can perform physical work of moving, bending, standing and can lift up to 50 lbs.
• Have reliable transportation to and from work location
• Demonstrate excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with our clients, customers and team members
• Interested in traveling within and outside of your home state, with overnight hotel stays
• Are a motivated self-starter with a strong bias for action and results
• Work independently, but also possess successful team building skills
• Have the ability to perform job duties with a safety-first mentality in a retail environment

If this sounds like you, we can’t wait to learn more about you.