Bulk Account Sales Merchandiser

Locations: Forest City; Charlotte

Pay

$58,000 - $59,000/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.

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Health coverage
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Mileage reimbursement for travel from store to store

About the role

This role allows you to manage your own accounts by focusing on selling products and promotions while showcasing your merchandising skills. Be the retailer's Coca-Cola subject matter expert by being responsible for all selling, merchandising, and inventory needs. The Bulk Account Merchandiser (BAM) is responsible for selling, ordering, and presenting products.

This route will service customers in Forest City, NC and surrounding areas.

• Execute commercial plans to your customers on daily, pre-set routes
• Utilize your communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing)
• Unlock your competitive nature daily
• Stock, merchandise, and rotate all beverage sections and displays in your stores
• Responsible for all ordering aspects of the position, maintaining proper inventory levels, minimizing shrink, and organizing back rooms where inventory is stored
• Responsible for building all displays sold locally or through other agreements
• Responsible for communication and providing direction to Merchandisers and Specialists that support your territory on your days off

Responsibilities

• Manages, sells, and executes in an assigned group of customers on daily, pre-set routes and generates sales orders based on the assigned delivery frequency for each customer to ensure day-to-day success of the operation and directly contribute to the financial performance of the company in terms of revenue, volume, and gross profit
• Executes applicable promotions and new products based on target lists, monthly Look of Success (LOS) initiatives, marketing promotions, Point-Of-Sale, and commercial plans to ensure excellence in RED (Right Execution Daily) scores for assigned customers
• 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by stacking and arranging product by package and flavor, arranging the return of empty pallets and shells, damaged and out-of-date product to the branch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 (i.e., pricing, new packaging, change in business strategy, etc.) and executes all job duties in a safe working manner

Requirements

• Valid in-state 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
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment (lifting 50 lbs. repetitively)

Skills

• Effective communication skills which include listening, speaking, and writing
• Prior customer service experience preferred in a retail setting
• Critical thinking skills
• High initiative and willingness to learn
• Career-mindedness and a highly competitive nature

Work Environment

The work environment will vary, including but not limited to exposure to weather conditions, coolers, and customer storage areas which may be non-temperature controlled.