Retail Merchandising Associate

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Execute retail merchandising tasks, encompassing the ability to read and understand plano-grams and schematic layouts, as well as the implementation of department or brand resets in grocery/retail setting.
• Strong execution skills with the ability to meet challenging/changing deadlines 
• Ability to interface effectively with clients, leadership and managers in a positive, cooperative and professional manner at all times.
• High collaboration, engagement and customer service focus is essential.
• Accurately report all completed retail tasks via the appropriate designated systems on the day the work is performed. 
• Complete required training and certification programs. 
• Engage every work day with CROSSMARK’S communication tools for the purpose of accurately planning, reporting, and reviewing work. 
• Provide excellent customer service and develop a professional working relationship with store management, associates and other merchandising companies to effectively meet company and client objectives. 
• Insure proper maintenance on all company equipment. 
• Ability to receive required product/materials at a secure location, to be utilized for resets
• Follow company policies, procedures, and position responsibilities. 

Qualifications

• Prior retail reset or merchandising experience (preferred)
• Ability to successfully complete department, brand or general reset work activities as scheduled.
• Communicate effectively with store (client) personnel/management, regarding tasks, sales activities, promotions and client sales plan objectives.
• Reliable transportation - must be able to transport yourself and required product/materials from your residence to execute a variety of work (must be able to travel to multiple locations, typically between 25-40 miles - mileage reimbursement is provided).  Associate that utilizes a personal vehicle for business purposes are required to maintain a valid state-issued driver's license and the minimum auto insurance coverage specified by the associate's state of residence.
• Language Skills: English is the primary language skill, however, bilingual skills may be required based on business necessity.

Additional Information

Hours of Operations & Availability (Part-Time Associate)

• This role is not expected to exceed 24 hrs. a week, although the company does maintain discretion to change the hours, based on the needs of the client and or business
• Typical hours of operation are from Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5pm, with occasional projects requiring early morning (5 am-6 am), overnight travel, weekends or evenings as well.
• Availability preferences: Monday through Friday, with availability to work at least: 2 or 3 days, 6-8 hour shifts, starting at 5 or 8 am.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or balance.
• The employee is regularly required to lift up to 25 pounds and to occasionally lift up to 60 pounds from the floor to waist or chest high.
• Resets: can be very physical in nature. Reset activities could include: removing items from the shelf, moving shelves, building fixtures and displays, reorganizing the products according to the Plano-gram provided, replacing shelf tags, filling in new products and retrieving additional stock when necessary.