RETAIL MERCHANDISER FT in Scarborough, Ontario

Job Posting

CROSSMARK is a leading sales and marketing services company and are currently recruiting for a Retail Merchandiser role.

The position represents clients by implementing a variety of in-store merchandising tasks including stocking shelves, building displays, correcting product voids, auditing store conditions, communicating with store employees and resetting product categories to the most up-to-date planograms.

Responsibilities

• Implement in-store retail merchandising activities based on provided direction of plan-o-grams and schematic layouts, as well as the implementation of department or brand resets in grocery/retail setting using an efficient and cost-effective strategy

• Plan coverage on an ongoing basis, set priorities by reviewing call objectives and follow-ups from previous calls, ensure required tools and materials are organized.

• Communicate effectively with store personnel regarding tasks, sales activities, promotions, client objectives and work completed. 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

• Check store for promotional display compliance, identify opportunities, correct voids and out of stocks by merchandising shelves and displays, identify locations to secure incremental displays, place POS materials on shelves and displays, check product dates and rotate stock (as required).

• Schedule work to ensure work is completed by the designated due date

• Participate in team tasks onsite with clients

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Physical Demands:

While working in retail stores the associate will be required to sit, reach (overhead, under and arms length), bend, climb, kneel stand, squat, walk on flat surface, lift up to 50 lbs., change position, and handle and carry a 2 lb. device.

Education/Experience: High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Previous experience would be an asset.

Computer Skills: Experience working with online tools and apps.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: A valid drivers’ license is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work environment: In-store field environment with travel throughout the assigned territory.

CROSSMARK endeavours to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all individuals and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you are a person with a disability and require reasonable accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact CanadaCCIrecruiting@crossmark.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; please do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of an application.