Merchandiser
Congo Brands
Lexington, kentucky
Job Details
Full-time
Full Job Description
Merchandiser
Our Company
Congo Brands is at the epicenter of where consumer demand meets product development. Through brand partnerships with lead influencers, we are afforded an inside look at what consumers truly desire. E-commerce becomes the laboratory for consumer feedback and serves as a data pool for future retail endeavors.
The Role
A Merchandiser is a field-based job responsible for keeping our products fully stocked and rotated on the shelves, coolers, racks, and displays of our retail customers. They work hard, along with our sales and delivery teams, to keep our brands available to the consumer thereby increasing our sales.
If you are interested in the beverage space, this is a great way to get started. We offer competitive pay and benefits, best in class training, cutting-edge technology and opportunities for advancement.
Key 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 Congo Brands management.
- Build customer relationships at the store level.
- Comply with operating procedures (e.g., scan-in/scan-out, following designated route, etc.).
- Service accounts during designated times established by management.
- Deliver customer service (e.g., communication, rapport building, attentiveness to customer needs, etc.).
- Ability to operate under minimal supervision (self-managed role).
- Use hand held devices to write/input orders.
Key Skills and Experience Required
- A candidate must be 21 years of age or meet the minimum state legal age requirements.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Must have and maintain an acceptable driving record and valid driver’s license, and maintain auto insurance coverage at least to the minimum amount specified by the Company and state law.
- Must be able to lift products from 25 lbs. to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Retail experience in grocery, or drug store
- Beverage industry experience
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Health / Vision / Dental Benefits
- 15 days PTO + 8 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 401k plan with employer match
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- AND SO MUCH MORE!
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Congo Brands, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.