Retail Specialist

About the role

Empire Marketing Strategies is now hiring a Full-Time Retail Specialist in Wenatchee and Ellensburg. This position involves selling and ensuring best-in-class in-store merchandising for various departments including Meat/Seafood, Deli/Bakery, Produce, and Grocery.

Responsibilities

• Rotate product as required by manufacturer for perishable merchandise and conduct regular checks of store shelf tags.
• Maintain 100% distribution of all manufacturer-client products and keep sections set to customer’s schematic or stocking plan.
• Sell and service all principal accounts represented by Empire to ensure all the authorized items are on shelf and priced and tagged properly.
• Maintain and update all territorial records, carefully review sales reports, and report information through proper channels.
• Execute point-of-sale material and Instant Redeemable Coupons to stores as required by the manufacturer or client and approved by the retailer.
• Set up displays of manufacturer or client brands while working within the guidelines of customer regulations and manufacturer/client display objectives.
• Coordinate activities and cooperate with Operations regarding the execution of promotional programs, including reporting and future order requirements.
• Perform training demonstrations for customer employees regarding proper preparation and/or display of product.
• Timely communication requirements including email and telephone, maintain territory files, and company owned office equipment.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled company meetings, exercise expense control within guidelines.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Driver’s License and clean Motor Vehicle Report required.
• 1-2 years of CPG/grocery/retail industry related experience preferred.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel regularly between work sites.
• Regular periods of standing – 80% of the time.
• Ability to change positions between sitting, squatting, standing and kneeling on a regular basis.
• Regular lifting and moving up to 25-35 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
• Occasional lifting and moving up to 40-60 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
• Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of standing – 80% of the time.
• Ability to change positions between sitting, squatting, standing and kneeling on a regular basis.
• Regular lifting and moving up to 25-35 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
• Occasional lifting and moving up to 40-60 pounds from one location to another, sometimes several feet away from each other.
• Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

Tools and Equipment

• Regular operation of a personal motor vehicle to and from work sites.
• Regular operation of manual pallet jacks and hand trucks on work sites.
• MS Excel.

Work Environment

• Duties are typically performed in a retail grocery store setting, which could include refrigerated or freezer environments.
• Also required to be in outside facilities, including but not limited to, customer warehouses, kitchens, and manufacturer-client facilities, all of which require more safety precautions than a normal office environment.
• Noise levels – typically moderate.

Salary

$21 - $25 per hour.