Sales and Merchandising Representative

🕒 July 24

🗿 South Dakota – Remote

🗿 South Dakota – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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Associated Wholesale Grocers

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1001 - 5000 employees

📦 Logistics

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🛒 Retail

Logistics • Food & Beverage • Retail

Associated Wholesale Grocers is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving 1,100 member companies and 3,400 locations throughout 33 states. AWG operates from 9 wholesale division support centers and had consolidated sales of $12. 4 billion in 2023. Beyond wholesale operations, the company offers real estate and supermarket development services, as well as pharmaceutical products.

📋 Description

• 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 (i.e.; 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.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree Preferred/High School Graduate • 5 years in the Grocery Industry • Marketing/Sales Background • Team focused • Strong customer service skills • Strong merchandising skills • Ability to use screwdriver, hammer, power drill, saw etc. • Valid driver’s license- daily travel and overnights required • Able to lift 40 lbs. or more- Bending, standing, and sitting for long periods of time

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance • Health Savings Account • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account • Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time • 401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions • Tuition Reimbursement • Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D • Employee Assistance Program • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability • Wellness Program • Yearly Holiday Bonus