Merchandiser- Iowa City/Coralville, IA Job at Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Compan

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Overview/Function

The Merchandiser plays a key role in the sales process of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company products. They visit customer locations, set out product, rotate new product, and install and maintain point-of-sale displays.

Responsibilities

• Follow Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottlings merchandising standards and sales campaign diagrams.
• Set out and rotate products to be visually appealing to consumers and to positively reflect the company and Coca-Cola brand image.
• Act as corporate liaison for sales team and ensure professional contact with customers, while maintaining a clean and neat appearance at all times.
• Follow proper rotation procedures for all product areas (shelving, coolers, displays and back-stock).
• Install and maintain point of sale items such as discount coupons, channel price tags, display headers, pole signs, static clings, etc.
• Assist Account Manager with price-management issues.
• Communicate timely to the sales/account manager and/or supervisor about any account issues or potential opportunities.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area while ensuring a safe environment for themselves, customers, and consumers. Keep back stock area organized, clean, and condensed per company and customer standards.
• Regularly perform minor as-needed maintenance on displays and report escalated repairs to Merchandising Supervisor.
• Other duties as required.

Experience & Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED
• Ability to follow directions
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent team-player
• Customer-focused with the ability to positively and effectively interact with customers
• Ability to make frequent visits to multiple customer sites each day
• Valid driver's license and dependable transportation
• Good problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and effectively solve on-site problems, while under potentially stressful situations
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to varying situations
• Regular, consistent attendance is an essential job function

Additional

• The role will travel to various customer sites; environments will vary.
• Extensive regional day travel is required.
• This position is very active and requires constant standing, walking, pushing, and pulling. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and spend time on the customer floor and in back rooms. Fast-paced production environment; may frequently lift and/or move items up to 40 pounds. Moving equipment and tools will be provided to reduce strains and injury.
• The role is expected to be able to:
  • Lift 40 pounds up to shoulder height occasionally.
  • Lift up to 20 pounds above the head occasionally.
  • Push carts using 100 pounds of force occasionally.
  • Carry up to 40 pounds occasionally.
• The role will involve occasional to frequent twisting, grasping, reaching, bending, kneeling, sitting, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The role is considered a safety-sensitive position.
• Work hours are TBD. It will be a static, five-day work week. Additional or alternative days/times may be required depending on customer and/or promotional campaigns.

Note: No posting can contain a fully comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a dynamic, ever-changing environment requiring flexibility and a team-based attitude. Some duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

To ensure the safety of our employees, our customers, and our products, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company offers a drug-free workplace. Employees are subject to pre-employment/post-offer drug and random drug testing.

EOE

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Other

Job function

• Marketing and Sales

Industries

• Food and Beverage Services

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