Merchandiser

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company as a Merchandiser, stocking Coca-Cola beverage products in retail accounts and ensuring product availability and freshness.

About the role

Merchandisers ensure that all beverage sections, end caps, racks, and displays are filled for consumers. They monitor product date codes and rotate products to maintain quality and freshness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and replenish products in store shelves, racks, displays, and coolers by transporting product between backroom/storage and the sales floor using manual or powered equipment.
• Build, change, or remove product displays while adhering to company standards; maintain product signage; clean product space; and secure damaged or defective product.
• Manage backroom by organizing products, monitoring and reporting inventory levels, and utilizing FIFO (First In, First Out) training to ensure timely sales.
• Evaluate and process damaged product; re-pack product; organize backroom materials (e.g., pallets, product shells); and complete required paperwork.
• Communicate and collaborate through the Teams app by posting recaps and pictures after servicing accounts, reporting out-of-stock items, addressing customer concerns, and checking in/out with store personnel.
• Maintain professional relationships with co-workers and customers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred; minimum of one year of work experience required.
• Minimum of one year of work experience in grocery, retail, warehouse, manual labor, or a related field.
• Must be 18 years of age and legally eligible to work.
• Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours, a valid Driver’s License, and current vehicle liability insurance. Driving record must be within policy guidelines, including no major violations within the last three years.
• Prior experience using equipment such as pallet jacks and high loader lifts preferred. Ability to obtain powered industrial truck certification upon hire is required.
• Basic computer and technology skills, including operating a smartphone and/or laptop.
• Flexibility with work hours; able to work evenings, weekends, and some holidays due to customer demand.

Physical Requirements

• Speaking: Constantly (investigating, negotiating, recommending, reporting, etc.)
• Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents)
• Typing: Frequently (using electronic devices for day-to-day business, e.g., email, reports, texting)
• Mobility: Frequent travel throughout customer locations (walking in backrooms, aisles, greeting customers)
• Bending/Squatting: Frequently (looking in racks at all levels, ordering product, counting cases, checking dates)
• Lifting: Frequent—lift 40 lbs. or less (full cases of product)
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequent use of manual carts
• Driving: Frequent travel between customer locations

Pay

$19.00 an hour

About Heartland Coca-Cola

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings include sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient-enhanced beverages, isotonics, tea, energy drinks, juice, coffee, and nutrition products. We value our people, customers, and community, driving our passion to work and win together as a team.

Benefits

• Full-time employees: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; 401(k); paid time off; wellness programs; and tuition reimbursement.
• Part-time employees: Paid time off, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.

Pre-employment background check is required.