Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company is hiring: Merchandiser- Marshalltown, IA in

Merchandiser – Marshalltown, IA

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Overview / Function

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

Major Responsibilities

• Follow Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company merchandising standards and sales campaign diagrams.
• Set out and rotate products to create a visually appealing display that positively reflects the company and the iconic Coca-Cola brand image.
• Act as a corporate liaison for the sales team, ensuring 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 the Account Manager with price‑management issues.
• Communicate timely to the sales/account manager and/or supervisor about account issues or potential opportunities.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area while ensuring a safe environment for self, customers, and consumers. Keep the 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 the Merchandising Supervisor.
• Other duties as required.

Experience & Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent team‑player.
• Customer‑focused with the ability to positively and effectively interact with customers (essential).
• 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, even 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; each environment will vary.
• Extensive regional day travel is required.
• This position is very active and requires constant standing, walking, pushing, and pulling. While performing its duties, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and spend time both on the customer floor and in their back room(s). The employee should expect a fast‑paced production environment and will 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 require occasional to frequent twisting, grasping, reaching, bending, kneeling, sitting, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job 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: TBD (static, five‑day work week). Additional or alternative days/times may be occasionally needed, depending on customer and/or promotional campaign.

Note: The above listing is not all‑inclusive; duties 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.

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