Merchandiser

Responsibilities

• Maintain and increase shelf facings for all products according to Company standards
• Clean shelving, rotate products and price all packages as necessary
• Display all your products by brand. Utilize Point-of-Sale materials to stimulate sales
• Build, merchandise and maintain all secondary and promotional displays
• Merchandise and stock all coolers if needed to effectively sell the product
• Call on each account as scheduled. Notify Team Leader of any accounts you are unable to service as scheduled
• Create, develop, and maintain goodwill in every account
• Drive company vehicle safely, courteously, and obey all traffic regulations
• Keep company vehicle neat and clean at all times
• Report all vehicle damage and required maintenance to the garage and supervisor
• Cooperate with Pre-Sell Representative and Merchandiser to ensure maximum efficiency and service of the bulk system
• Follow correct check-in procedures
• Report all competitive activity to your Supervisor
• Follow all safety practices as described in the Company safety policy
• Maintain communications with the office as local policies require
• Attend all required meetings
• Follow all Company rules and regulations
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned

Qualifications

• High school graduate. College experience is desirable
• Able to adhere to the Eagle Rock Distributing Company Rotation Policy
• Able to read code dates on all master cases, cartons, cans, bottle labels and kegs
• Able to understand stock rotation procedures when placing product in store rooms, coolers, shelves and displays
• Able to understand the basic brewing process, methods, ingredients, and advantages of the products in order to talk intelligently to retailers and consumers while selling and promoting the brands
• Represent the company at all times in a professional manner and develop sound salesmanship techniques for implementing business at the retail level

Physical Requirements

• Able to reach, pull, twist, bend, stoop to move cases of beer
• Able to check code dates accurately, talk and hear to communicate with retailers and co-workers
• May require sitting or standing for extended periods
• Occasionally requires the ability to lift over 70 lbs
• Able to push or pull loaded carts (weighing approximately 300 lbs)

Environmental Conditions & Temperament

• Job duties are performed inside and outside retail buildings
• Exposure to outside weather, walk-in cooler temperatures, riding in semi-truck, exposure to fumes, vibrations and noise levels
• Ability to maintain a professional image in public eye while performing the duties

Disclaimer

The list of requirements, duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive, but is merely the most accurate list for the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description and to require that other tasks be performed when circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, or technical development).