Merchandiser
Company: DPI Specialty Foods
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: June 12, 2022
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Job Description:
!!!!!$1,000 hiring bonus!!!!! Reasons to join to our team!
Hiring bonus, Flexible start times and work week schedules, company
issued cell phone, growth opportunities, professional development,
competitive wages, mileage reimbursement, excellent benefits to
include 401K company match plan, medical, dental vision, company
paid basic life and accidental insurance, company paid short-term
and long term disability, paid vacation, holidays and sick time,
Employee Assistance Program providing confidential 24/7 support, On
Demand Pay via Dayforce Wallet, Employee Purchase Program, Service
Recognition and so much more! This position will service South Bay,
Santa Monica, and surrounding areas. Summary: The Merchandiser
supports DPI sales at customer sites with proper placement and
display of merchandise, assists with resets, and maintains
cleanliness of fixtures and displays. The Merchandiser is assigned
a specific route within a territory to services. The Merchandiser
is expected to project a positive image to DPI customers and adhere
to DPI policies.
Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively with
coworkers, customer's employees and vendors. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
--- "Merchandise" product for display and placement in a way that
attracts sales at customer stores and secondary and perimeter
locations. Provide sales support to Sales Associate - Field
according to DPI practices.
--- Assist Reset Specialists and Sales Associates -Field to reset
merchandise at customer locations to enhance display of product to
promote sales.
--- Break down orders in receiving area and move product onto
customer shelves or displays.
--- Maintain quality and quantity of products on shelves by
rotating products, checking code dates to ensure freshness and
replenish product with back stock. Verify accuracy of load
deliveries by visually matching pallet labels with store location
per customer and DPI requirements. Follow store-specific receiving
procedures and conduct reconciliation process.
--- Maintain fixture cleanliness to enhance sales.
--- Plan and carry out daily schedules according to assigned
customer locations. Travel throughout assigned territory, manage
timelines to ensure completion of assigned customer and DPI
requirements, and respond to fluctuations in workload to deliver
quality customer service according to DPI standards.
--- Communicate with warehouse personnel and District Manager
regarding product discrepancies and/or customer issues.
--- Deliver exceptional customer service at all times when
communicating with store management, personnel and the public;
adhering to customer policies and procedures in compliance with
DPI's standards.
--- Coordinate and communicate product merchandising needs and
customer requirements with Field Sales Associates, Field Sales
Support and Reset Specialists.
--- Operate office- and field-based electronic equipment for
communications with DPI team members and others; operate cell phone
to communicate with customers, supervisors or coworkers and for
electronic timekeeping.
--- Operate motor vehicle to travel to and from customer locations
throughout assigned territory.
--- Attends training and meetings as required to meet customer and
DPI standards.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
--- Maintain clean work environment, which may include picking up
trash or cleaning spills.
--- Attend store inventories to verify accuracy of product counts
performed by inventory crews, requesting corrections as needed.
Report and present results of findings to District Manager.
--- Other duties may be assigned to fulfill DPI's objectives.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: The employee must be proficient in
written and spoken English and possess basic math skills. The
employee must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Basic skill
in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook) preferred.
Experience in sales field (with perishable experience) a great plus
but not required. The employee must have access to reliable
transportation. If using a personal vehicle, the employee must have
a valid driver's license, must maintain automobile liability
coverage adequate to meet the financial responsibility laws of the
state(s) in which the employee operates and maintain a driving
record that meets DPIs standards and insurance eligibility
requirements. Work Environment: The work environment is indoors.
The employee may be exposed to variable temperatures from the three
different product climates (dry, cold, freezer). The employee is
also exposed to temperature variation during travel throughout
assigned geographical territory. The floors are concrete in the
staging area; vinyl floor covering is typical when working the
aisles at a customer site. There may be exposure to exhaust fumes
from idling trucks when working in the staging area in colder
weather conditions. Work Hours: The work schedule is 5 days a week,
8 hours a day. Start times vary. Work hours and shifts are subject
to change depending on operating business conditions and needs. The
employee may be required to work overtime, holidays or weekends.
Physical and Mental Demands: Medium, exerting 20 to 50 pounds of
force occasionally, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force frequently, to
move objects, product, and displays. This job also requires
frequent standing and walking. The employee must know and follow
proper safety protocols, DPI grooming, hygiene and dress code
requirements. The employee must have good time management skills in
order to assist with multiple customer accounts in a timely
fashion, know the assigned customer requirements, DPI and customer
policies and procedures. The employee must also understand, retain,
and apply product knowledge to drive DPI sales. Application of
basic mathematic functions and writing skills are needed to create
orders, reconcile deliveries, and maintain inventory. Supervisory
Responsibilities: None We participate in E-Verify, a program run by
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