MERCHANDISER

Job Description

Job Description

GOLD COAST EAGLE DISTRIBUTING

Put your talents on display with one of Florida’s top beer distributors. Gold Coast Eagle Distributing is a leading beer distributor in Florida and distributes products from suppliers including Anheuser-Busch, Constellation, Big Top, Founders, Essentia water, and Alani energy drink just to name a few. Our mission is to be the “First Choice” distributor for our Employees, Customers, and Suppliers as the variety leader in the beverage industry.

We offer outstanding benefits, opportunities for leadership and growth, and a top-tier safety record. We are looking for a self-motivated, reliable, customer-focused team member who is willing to work and succeed with us. Our ideal candidate can work in all types of conditions and enjoys a fast-paced work environment while offering excellent customer service. Above all, we operate as a team, and our coworkers enjoy coming to work every day ready to help each other. We invest in our employees because our most important asset is our People.

Benefits

Medical Benefits : Company-paid for employee (spouse and family cover available for a weekly premium)

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - eligible after 90 days
• Long term & short-term disability - eligible after 1 year
• Life insurance - eligible after 1 year
• Buy up plans and Ancillary Benefits - available for weekly premium

401K : Company-paid 3%-5% of your earnings after 1st year of employment (no matching requirement)

Paid Vacation Time :

0-1 year - earn 1 day of vacation time after each quarter of employment (total of 3 vacation days in 1st year)

After 1 year - 5 days

After 2 years - 10 days

After 6 years - 15 days

After 15 years - 20 days

Child Care Assistance

Ages 0-5 (infant through pre-kindergarten)

Work Schedule : Full time, 2 days off during the week, start time 6am – 8am

Required License : Valid Class E FL license and ability to maintain $100,000 / $300,000 private passenger auto insurance with designated business usage

Merchandiser Pay : $19.20 / hour + mileage reimbursement, maximum 45 / H a week

Essential Responsibilities

Build and maintain displays and restock shelves in retail accounts.

Install and place permanent and paper point of connection materials.

Ensure proper stock rotation in assigned accounts and notify appropriate personnel of potential freshness issues.

After completing required training, provide relief coverage for sales territories in Sales Reps’ absence when necessary.

Provide support for sales promotions and special events.

Complete and submit on a timely basis administrative paperwork : daily, weekly, monthly reports, point-of-sale booking forms, etc.

Skills and Qualifications

Prior retail sales / merchandising experience a plus.

Ability and willingness to work flexible hours.

Proven ability to safely operate job-related equipment (hand truck, pallet jack, etc.).

Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

Strong internal and external customer service focus.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to establish and maintain professional, respectful relationships.

Physical Requirements

Ability to move products weighing up to 165 pounds.

Ability to hang marketing merchandise, stack inventory, and similar physical requirements needed to set up and maintain sales displays.

Repetitive lifting (up to 50 pounds overhead), bending,

Pulling / pushing (Push / pull up to 340 pounds on a two-wheeler)

Ability to get the job done both inside (air conditioning) and outside (Florida heat) with extreme temperature swings.

All employees in this position must have a company-sponsored physical to assess his / her ability to perform the essential functions of this position. Should the physical result in a questionable outcome, GCED will engage the employee in negotiations to determine if the employee can be reasonably accommodated within business guidelines