Bulk Account Sales Merchandiser

About the role

This role involves managing accounts by focusing on selling products and promotions while showcasing merchandising skills. The BAM role includes selling new products and promotions, collaborating with customers to generate accurate product orders, executing commercial plans, and merchandising products and packages.

Responsibilities

• Executes commercial plans to customers on daily, pre-set routes.
• Utilizes communications skills (Listening, Speaking, and Writing).
• 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by stacking and arranging product by package and flavor, arranging the return of empty pallets and shells, damaged and out-of-date product to the branch.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 shelves where permitted. Rotates product. Fills and merchandises Fastlane merchandisers and vendors; checks vendor to ensure proper operation.
• Fosters business relationships 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 and executes all job duties in a safe working manner.

Requirements

• 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.

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 50,000 per 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.

Benefits

• 401(k) match.
• Health coverage.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

Pay

$50,000 - $51,000/year, (Base Day Rate + Commission)

Schedule

5 consecutive days a week including weekends; shift: 5am start time until completion of the route. Weekend days off will either be Friday/Saturday or Sunday/Monday.