We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applications for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Drug tests will be required of all applicants as a requirement of employment. Proof of eligibility to work in the United States is also required.
Role: Merchandiser
Role Scope: The merchandiser’s role is to work with retail accounts in properly rotating product, filling shelves, maintaining backstock, and building displays at retail. Merchandisers must maintain a strong relationship with Retail Managers to ensure that product rotation, displays and backstock are followed in accordance with Skeff Distributing and the Retail Accounts standards and guidelines.
Job Type: Tuesday - Saturday
Duties and Responsibilities:
Product Delivery
- Merchandiser works directly with the driver and salesmen to deliver product into each retail account in accordance with each retail account’s specifications.
Communication
- Communicate with the manager/department head/receiving clerk and execute their instructions.
- Communicate with drivers on work orders, especially on drop-and-go deliveries.
- Communicate Out-of-Stocks, etc. to the salesmen.
- Thank the manager/department head/receiving clerk for their business before leaving the account.
Merchandising Tasks in Retail Account
- Account/Pre-delivery preparation with existing product.
- Stock and rotate coolers, shelves, displays, and back stock for all Skeff Distributing products (beer and NA).
- Keep back stock organized, neat, and condensed
- Carry some current POS.
- Keep all areas clean in accounts (backrooms, floors, displays, etc.).
- Clean all work areas.
- Discard all boxes and shrink wrap.
- Take all A-B pallets and all other supplier pallets to proper storage area for Skeff pickup.
- (Re)Building displays.
- Take care of breakage and Out-of-Code product and dedicate an area for each.
- Repair breakage, discarding any broken or leaking bottles, cans, etc.
- Make note of Out-of-Stock, close-dated, outdated, or damaged product and inform salesman.
- Place or note any paper POCM and permanent POC needed in each account – inside or outside the account (shelf strips, cooler stickers, price cards, banners, pole signs, etc.).
Work Verification
- Thank the manager/department head/receiving clerk to communicate and verify that all work has been completed.
- Track all hours and mileage using the Paycor App.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Must be able to:
- Lift 160 lbs.
- Work outdoors in wet, cold (below freezing), and extreme hot weather conditions.
- Work indoors in CEW environment (34 to 80 degrees).
- Maneuver handcarts with product up to 140 lbs.
- Use pallet jacks and maneuver up to 1,000 lbs.
- Proper appearance (uniforms).
- No earbuds in use while working in retail accounts.
- Signed Customer 1st contract included in employment packet.
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
- Mathematical skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Teamwork. Be a team player (help other team members when needed).
- Respect other team members.
- Dependability.
- Time management.
- A-B product knowledge – ingredients, etc.
- A-B freshness standards – code dates and rotation process.
- Illinois liquor laws.
- Inventory Management.
- Fill, face, and rotate product.
- Basic display building abilities.
- Repack and “repair breakage.”
- Price promotions, discounts, retail price points, in-store specials, and frontline pricing.
- Display Building.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applications for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Drug tests will be required of all applicants as a requirement of employment. Proof of eligibility to work in the United States is also required.
