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Champion Brands is currently seeking a team player to fill the position of Merchandiser. We grow our revenue by maintaining strong relationships with our retail outlets and we are looking for an experienced Merchandiser to join us in our continued success. Our Merchandisers are responsible for working closely with our sales team to make sure that our products are properly rotated, and shelves and displays are fully stocked. The ideal candidate is someone who works with a sense of urgency, detail, has excellent customer services skills and takes pride in their work.
*4 day work week/Full Time
SALARY: $17.00-$18.50 an hour plus OT depending on experience
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Offers excellent customer service to our retail accounts by building relationships, having product knowledge, and assisting the sales team manage accounts in assigned territory.
• Determines call schedule by reviewing priorities with supervisor; discussing special instructions, product promotions, new products, and price changes.
• Maintains customer relationships by visiting with store managers, department managers, answering their questions; responding to special requests; describing product features.
• Maintains store shelves by observing displays of Champion Brands products; removing damaged or freshness-dated products; tidying store shelves; providing optimum display of products.
• Maintains inventory by restocking shelves with product from inventory; observing inventory levels; prompting account manager to reorder when levels appear low.
• Completes call report by observing display and pricing of competitors' products.
• Helps account manager with special promotions by setting-up displays at aisle ends; checking daily on special promotions; removing promotions at end of special promotion period.
• Provides sales support by selling incremental space and displays.
• Maintains quality results by following and enforcing standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances merchandising and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Driving quality through following policy and procedure and accomplishing tasks in all areas involved, no matter how small. Paying attention to detail and showing concern for all aspects of the job and accurately checking processes and tasks.
BENEFITS:
- PTO package starts at 90 days of service (90 days of service=10 days of PTO, 1 year-4 years= 15 days of PTO, 5 years+=20 days of PTO)
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability after 60 days of service
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401k with company match after 6 months of service (4% company match for 6 months- 4 years of service, 5% company match for 5 years-9 years of service, 10% company match for 10 years +)
- Paternity & Maternity paid leave after 1 year of service
- On-site 24/7 Gym
- Birthday Beer
- Home Brew Contest!
- Opportunities for sporting events and concert tickets!
- Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Valid FL Drivers License
- Grocery store experience preferred.
- Reliable automobile transportation.
- Maintain automobile driving privileges and insurability.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stop; kneel, couch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally to both environmental conditions with activities occurring both inside and outside. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Champion Brands Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
