What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandiser II position at Associated Wholesale Grocers?
Merchandiser II
Location : – Macon, GA
Department : AWG Center Store
Working Environment : -% Travel, some overnight
Summary
The primary responsibility of this role is to increase Center Store sales through effective shelf management and selling tools in our AWG members stores. All activities will be directed towards achieving the goals and objectives of the member stores within the assigned territory for the Center Store portfolio to include Grocery, Health, Beauty, Wellness, General Merchandise, Specialty Foods (HGS) and AWG Brands.
This position is in the Macon, GA area
Essential Functions :
- Selling members on new items, conversions, filling voids with proper shelf placement of all items within AWG Center Store portfolio, emphasizing AWG Brands and HGS items.
- Execute category shelf work via planogram.
- Assist with new store tagging and resets as necessary
- Execute assigned monthly focus objective work from Center store team. Includes all of Center store portfolio of new items, conversions, distribution voids, selling in promotional opportunities, pallets, shippers, etc.
- Work with brokers and vendors to accomplish assigned store resets, new stores, remodels, new equipment and shelving projects.
- Recommend category layouts and shelf allocations, focusing on AWG Brands and HGS. Provide insights and key recommendations to enhance the placement of AWG Brands and HGS items and other key center store items within planograms as customers make assortment and planogram decisions.
- Suggest products, product lines, and promotional activities, and analyze slow-moving items to encourage orders.
- Responsible for sales number within the assigned territory.
- Assist in member training of all AWG center store retail programs, emphasizing AWG Brands and HGS.
- Provide additional merchandising ideas and support opportunities (; end cap programs, supplemental ads, digital coupons, demo programs) within the Center Store portfolio.
- Complete in a timely fashion the required reporting for the territory as required by the Center Store Sales Manager.
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Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving , member companies and more than , locations throughout states from wholesale divisions. Consolidated sales for AWG in were $ billion. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit .
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