SALES MERCHANDISER

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

A Sales Merchandiser proactively executes retail business directives, maintains in-store conditions to standards and resolves issues at store level in a timely manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set and reset merchandise in store to match the authorized layout (Plan O Gram) provided by the Store owner/Manager or Merchandising Manager;
• Perform basic merchandising duties including, but not limited to, timely updating store order tags, replacing worn pegs, stripping, and channel strips;
• Maintain adequate inventory of merchandising supplies and tools to remove deleted products and place new products and/or rearrange products;
• Assemble or breakdown, install and determine proper placement for racks and store fixtures consistent with increasing profitability to the customer and company;
• Drive truck, unload and unpack merchandise into the store;
• Maintain proper merchandising and shelf labeling in existing accounts to remove deleted items and place new items;
• Maintain proper locations for racks and store fixtures and adequate quantities in location to be shipped;
• Maximize sales and profit objectives by timely execution of in-store directives;
• Identify potential new customers via regular and timely qualified referrals to the business development team;
• Report needs and changes in the marketplace to Sales Support Manager and Business Development personnel;
• Execute all directives as mandated and requested by management and company;
• Attend sales support meetings and specified company functions;
• Customarily and is regularly engaged away from the Company’s place or places of business;
• Owning/leasing a reliable vehicle and maintaining company required level of insurance for the purpose of executing the duties and responsibilities listed in the job description;
• Reports to work, meetings, and scheduled business affairs on time, as directed by management and completes above listed tasks in a competent manner.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands of this job include light physical activity performing somewhat strenuous activities of an administrative, productive and/or technical nature that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee must regularly stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear, use hands to touch, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here a representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The employee must occasionally work in outdoor weather conditions and in wet, humid conditions.
• The noise level of the work environment is moderate.