Full Time Merchandiser

About the role

To serve our customers by merchandising our products at retailer locations according to established standards in order to increase company sales and profits. G&J Pepsi is a family-owned Pepsi bottler with a legacy of serving Ohio and Kentucky for more than 100 years. We take pride in delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer service while fostering a culture built on dignity, respect, and integrity. At G&J Pepsi, you'll have the opportunity to build your future with a company that invests in its people, values long-term career growth, and provides the stability and support to help you succeed.

Responsibilities

• Stocks, rotates, and displays all products to established standards (e.g. coolers, vendors, shelves).
• Adheres to all company policies, standards and procedures and wears all required personal protective equipment.
• Effectively communicate with retailers, Pepsi management and co-workers.
• Assists and interacts with consumers at retailer locations.
• Maintains a clean, neat and organized backroom at retailer locations.
• This position involves handling, stocking, and organizing alcohol products.
• Maintains confidentiality of pricing, customer information and other sensitive and confidential information.
• Completes daily merchandiser logs, mileage reports, store and vendor logs, time-off requests and other paperwork as required.
• Works in conjunction with Account Manager and Store Management to identify opportunities to increase the sales and profitability of the company through proper use of Point Of Sale materials, communication of price/value and securing displays.
• Assists Account Manager as needed.
• Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as required to meet workload demands.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Education: High School or GED.
• Experience: 0–1 years merchandising/stocking experience, and previous customer service experience in a retail and/or warehouse setting.
• Certifications & Licenses: Valid Driver's license; employee must be insurable to operate a vehicle, as a condition of initial and continued employment. Ability to obtain and meet industry licensing requirements as needed.
• Knowledge of: retail sales environment; beverage industry; stocking, rotating and displaying products; product line.
• Skill in: external customer service in a variety of settings.
• Ability to: work quickly, efficiently and independently without direct supervision; adapt to change; display a professional, positive attitude; read (e.g. diagrams, maps, planograms) and write; be trained on operating a pallet jack, tow motor and other mechanical equipment; drive a vehicle; lift heavy product repetitively; multi-task; problem solve.
• Operate Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), including motorized pallet jack, in compliance with safety standards and company procedure.

Benefits

• 401K Matching
• Pension
• Vacation time
• Union Insurance benefits
• Employee uniforms provided

Pay

$22.10 per hour