Merchandiser - GREAT BEND/LARNED

Days/Hours of Work: Tuesday–Saturday 6 am–3 pm, Sunday and Monday off.

About the role

Merchandisers stock Coca-Cola beverage products in retail accounts. They ensure that all beverage sections, end caps, racks, and displays are filled for consumers to purchase our products. Merchandisers monitor product date codes and rotate products to ensure the best quality and freshness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and replenish products in store shelves, racks, displays, and coolers by transporting product between backroom/storage room and the sales floor with manual or powered equipment while ensuring product deliveries are fully worked.
• 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, identifying, monitoring, and reporting inventory levels in partnership with the store’s account manager. Utilize FIFO training to ensure timely sales of product.
• Evaluate and process damaged product; re-pack product; organize backroom materials (e.g., pallets, product shells) and perform weekly rotation of front-stock and back-stock; complete any required paperwork.
• Communicate and collaborate as needed upon completion of each account and at the end of the shift. Use the Teams app to post recap pictures for accounts immediately after servicing. Communication may include posting recaps, connecting with sales on out-of-stock items, addressing customer concerns, and checking in/out with store manager/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 related field.
• Must be 18 years of age and legally eligible to work.
• Must have a personal vehicle for use during working hours. Valid Driver’s License, current vehicle liability insurance, and driving record within policy guidelines (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 application and technology skills; knowledge of how to operate 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 (investigates, negotiates, recommends, reports, etc.)
• Acute Vision: Constantly (observing both near and far, reading documents)
• Typing: Frequently using electronic devices for day-to-day business (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

$18.50 an hour

About Heartland Coca-Cola

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best-tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient-enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee, and nutrition. We value our people, customers, and community, which drives our passion to work and win together as a team.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Wellness programs
• Tuition reimbursement

Part-time employees are eligible for paid time off, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.