Position Summary:
Merchandisers work in local stores to keep Coca-Cola products fully stocked on the shelves. This position is primarily responsible for maintaining product availability and merchandising products at all designated accounts.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Maintains product in Store racks, shelves, displays, and coolers by identifying replenishment needs; transporting product between backroom and display floor with manual equipment (for example, pallet jack, handtruck); utilizing hand tools; replenishing, facing, and rotating product; building, changing, and taking down product displays; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space; and securing damaged or defective product.
- Manages backroom by organizing and consolidating backstock (product).
- Identifying, monitoring, and reporting backstock inventory levels.
- Evaluating and processing damaged or defective product.
- Re-packing product.
- Organizing backroom materials (for example, pallets, product shells).
- Operating powered equipment (for example, straddle stacker, powered pallet jack) and manual equipment (for example, pallet jack).
- Completing Store documentation.
- Cleaning backroom.
- Maintains areas of responsibility in designated accounts by communicating status and concerns to Store and Company personnel.
- Identifying and reporting unsafe working conditions.
- Attending and completing Company training and certifications; following
- Company and Store policies regarding backroom, display floor, replenishment, equipment, and safety.
- Following applicable local, state, and federal laws.
- Utilizing a mobile device to complete work activities.
- Operating a motor vehicle.
- Provides customer service to Consumers and Store personnel by identifying and resolving concerns.
- Answering questions, locating product, and responding to assistance requests.
- Other projects or duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Must be at least 18 years of age or meet the minimum state legal age requirements.
- Must have six (6) months of work experience (for example working in a distribution warehouse environment, roofer, farmhand, grocery dock, construction, manipulating patients in a hospital/nursing home or physical therapy environment, or other positions which require continuous heavy lifting which deals with multi-temperature.),
- Must have reliable automobile transportation, maintain an acceptable driving record and valid driver license, and maintain auto insurance coverage at least to the minimum amount specified by the Company and state law.
- High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- The employee must be able to lift products from 25 lbs. to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
- Position must pass a post offer drug test, and background check.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Beverage industry experience.
- Prior customer service experience in solving customer issues/problem solving preferred.
- 1 year experience working with manual or powered pallet jacks.
- Straddle stacker certification.
- Powered pallet jack certification.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.