Job Description

Affinity Group is the Northeast’s most trusted, innovative, and best in class food sales and marketing agency. Our reputation is built on exceptional execution and results in the retail and foodservice channels.

While we welcome people with industry knowledge, there is no prior industry experience required for this position. If you love food, learning, new challenges and are a people person, we would like to talk to you!

Retail Merchandiser Position Summary:
Our Retail Merchandisers are professional ambassadors. They help bring our client’s food to grocery store shelves. In this role you will learn about those products, our customers and how we bring them together achieving sales growth and flawless execution of a merchandising plan. You will do all this in an independent role that requires solid communication skills and self-motivation; we’ll teach you the rest!
Essential Functions:

• Travel to retail locations 
• Effectively merchandise our brands products through:
• Plan-O-Gram execution
• Shelf space management
• Promotional, pricing, and new item placement compliance
• Place weekly orders to keep our products filled and maximize store sales.
• Store visit recaps and follow-ups
• Develop, support, train, and implement merchandising directives
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with the departments staff and store managers.
• Provide on-going feedback of store level performance
• Monitor and report competitor activity at store level
• Manage the effective integration and utilization of Affinity technology systems and platforms
• Additional duties as assigned

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Ability to lift 30lbs to shoulder height unassisted
• Floor stock rotations of refrigerated and frozen food items in cooler and freezer cases.
• Inspection and moving of product in cooler and freezer and storage areas
• Reliable transportation for daily visits to store/venue locations

Perks: Monthly auto allowance, gas reimbursement, PTO, flexible schedule, independence in day-to-day work, bonus opportunity.
Compensation- $19-$24 per hour based on experience 

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Flexible hours

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