Sales/Merchandiser

Position: Merchandiser with promotion to Sales
Position Type: Full time
Pay rate: Merchandiser $120 per day + $100 fuel reimbursement
Pay upon conversion to Sales: $720 Per week guaranteed during probation. + 3% to 5% Commissions depending on territory +$100 weekly fuel reimbursement.
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Flexible to work Saturdays when needed – Start/End times TBD by route
Territory: Villa Rica, GA

Job Description
Visit local stores to ensure products are fully stocked on store shelves. Primary responsibilities include maintaining product availability and merchandising products at all designated accounts. There is room for advancement into the sales department for motivated individuals.

Basic Job Description:

• Maintain products stocked on Store racks, shelves, displays, and coolers
• Identify replenishment needs
• Transport products between the backroom and display floor with manual equipment
• Utilize hand tools such as box cutters
• Build & take down product displays
• Clean product display space and maintain product signage
• Remove expired, damaged, or defective product
• Manage backroom by organizing and consolidating back-stock
• Record and report back-stock inventory levels
• Maintain areas of responsibility at assigned account locations
• Identify and report unsafe working conditions to Store management
• Attend and complete Company training and certifications
• Adhere to Company and Store policies regarding backroom, display floor, replenishment, equipment, and safety
• Follow applicable local, state, and federal laws regarding the use of mobile devices while driving
• Operate personal motor vehicle to commute between assigned store locations
• Provide customer service to Consumers and store personnel by identifying and resolving concerns; answering questions; locating a product, and responding to assistance
• The use of your personal vehicle to travel to assigned store locations

Oversight responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that all assigned stores are fully stocked with products in accordance with plans and company specifications.
• Secure prominent shelf positioning and increase product display space.
• Ensuring that retail price tags are being properly displayed.
• Verify that all point-of-sales materials are current and replenished.
• Ensuring that the backrooms are neat, orderly, and fully stocked.
• Obtaining feedback on competitor activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous sales and merchandising experience
• At least 21 years of age.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Have reliable means of transportation
• Must have current vehicle liability insurance.
• A clean driving record with no major moving violations in the last three (3) years.
• Must provide and maintain a reliable personal vehicle for use during work
• Valid Driver's License, Vehicle Registration, and Auto Insurance.
• Clean Background
• Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish a big plus)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-year experience working in replenishment or as a Merchandiser.
• 1-year experience working in grocery, retail, consumer goods, warehousing, or related field.
• 1 year experience working in physically demanding fields such as construction, landscaping, manufacturing, or military, or related experience.
• 1-year experience working with manual or powered pallet jacks. Powered pallet jack certification.
• 1-year experience working under little or no supervision.
• 1 year of college coursework in business, marketing, communication, or related areas.

Benefits Offered:

• One week PTO first year, 2 weeks PTO 2^nd year forward
• Medical insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Annual reviews w/performance-based increases
• Bonuses

Physical requirements

• Repetitive lifting, carrying, and positioning objects weighing up to 75 pounds without assistance
• Repetitive pushing and pulling objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance while kneeling; squatting; reaching above the head; reaching at waist level; reaching below the knees; and bending at the knees.
• Repetitive pushing and pulling manual transport equipment containing product loads for a minimum distance of 100 yards without assistance.
• Repetitive grasping and manipulating objects of varying sizes and weights
• Requires fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Exert oneself physically over sustained periods to complete a job
• Able to read the information in small, medium, and large
• Able to stand a minimum of 6 hours during a typical workday
• Able to walk a minimum of 4 miles during a typical workday