Merchandiser (Part-Time / Seasonal) - Chicago, IL

About the role

This position is responsible for product merchandising within large volume stores (grocery, etc.), including stocking shelves, rotating products, setting up displays, managing coolers and storage rooms, and moving products to the sales floor. The role is labor‑intensive, requiring lifting and moving cases weighing 20‑45 lb, and involves regular interaction with store personnel and customers.

Responsibilities

• Merchandise store shelving, coolers and displays with products in assigned accounts
• Rotate products in the backroom and on the shelf
• Transport products to and from backroom to shelf location
• Use equipment to transport products (e.g., U Boats, hand trucks, pallet jacks, etc.)
• Display promotional material such as signs and banners in accounts
• Keep back room stock in neat and orderly condition
• Communicate store issues to store managers and Pepsi management
• Build customer relationships at the store level
• Comply with operating procedures (e.g., scan‑in/scan‑out, following designated route)
• Service accounts during designated times established by management
• Deliver customer service (communication, rapport building, attentiveness to customer needs)
• Ability to operate under minimal supervision (self‑managed role)
• Use hand held devices to write/input orders
• Maintain regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Requirements

• Minimum education: High School diploma or GED
• 18 years of age or older
• Possess a car or personal transportation to access multi‑store locations
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License
• Proof of insurance
• Ability to pass the physical capabilities test (if applicable)

Qualifications

• Helpful experience in a retail or grocery store environment (understanding store operations, backroom/inventory, stocking aisles and shelves)
• Experience moving products within a store using equipment such as a u‑boat, hand truck/dolly, etc.
• Experience merchandising products (filling shelves, building displays, rotating, cleaning, eliminating out‑of‑stock/out‑of‑date items)
• Experience managing backroom/stock room inventory (organizing pallets, stacking and storing inventory)
• Experience serving customers (handling complaints, responding to requests, meeting needs)

Skills

• Product merchandising and shelf stocking
• Inventory rotation and organization
• Safe lifting and handling of 20‑45 lb cases
• Operation of material‑handling equipment (U‑boats, hand trucks, pallet jacks)
• Customer service and relationship building
• Communication with store management and peers
• Use of handheld devices for order entry
• Self‑management and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Reliable and predictable attendance

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement for positions requiring use of a personal vehicle for a sales route

Pay

$23.65 per hour

Schedule

Consistent schedule with specific start times; opportunity to attain different work schedules with time.

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