Merchandiser (Part-Time / Seasonal) - Chicago, IL

Job Description

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Job Description
PBNA $23.65 / hour
Position is responsible for product merchandising within large volume stores (Grocery, etc.). This includes stocking shelves, rotating shelved product, setting up displays, stocking and rotating products in coolers, organizing and rotating products in storage rooms, and moving products from storage to the sales floor. This position interacts with personnel at the store location. This position is labor intensive, requiring lifting, loading, pushing, and pulling cases weighing from 20-45 pounds per case, as well as bending, reaching, and squatting while merchandising and moving products. This job follows a consistent schedule with specific start times and customers (opportunity to attain different work schedules with time.)
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
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 Pepsi 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
Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
18 years or older
Pass the physical capabilities test (if applicable)
Must have car or personal transportation to access multi-store locations within assigned shift
Valid U.S. Driver's License
Proof of insurance
HELPFUL EXPERIENCE:
Working for a retail business or grocery store (e.g., understanding store operations, knowing the backroom and inventory, stocking aisles and shelves, etc.)
Moving products within a store (e.g., safely stacking and moving products on equipment such as a u-boat, hand truck/dolly and/or breakdown, etc.)
Merchandising products (e.g., filling shelves, building displays, making products look attractive, rotating products, cleaning shelves, eliminating out of stocks and out of date products, etc.)
Managing backroom/stock room inventory (e.g., organizing pallets, stacking and storing inventory or products, etc.)
Serving customers (handling customer complaints, responding to customer requests, or meeting customer needs)
For positions that require use of a personal vehicle for a sales route, mileage reimbursement is provided.