Job Description

Some of the reasons why our team keeps choosing Core-Mark:

* Caring and supportive leadership and work community.
* The ability to make a positive impact to our local neighborhood markets.
* The stability of working for an essential supplier of food and goods.
* Flexibility in work schedule = life balance.
* Mileage Reimbursement for your travel.
* Training and career growth opportunities
* Ask about our benefits, we have better than industry coverage and it starts 45 days after employement.

Responsibilities:

* A merchandising representative must manage his or her territory and act as a liaison on business activities.
* Gather strategic information for divisions, key account teams, vendors and corporate category managers.
* Communicating daily with Managers and others on the Core-Mark team to quickly alert managers of critical customer issues.
* Merchandising key marketing programs which could include Dairy, Bread and Fresh products.
* Eliminating out-of-stocks and ensuring plan-o-gram compliance
* Capitalizing on secondary display opportunities
* Ensuring that products are properly faced, priced, and identified
* Ensuring promotional displays and POS has been utilized
* Completing appropriate administrative tasks
* Working safely, dressing professionally, and executing daily tasks in a responsible and efficient manner.
* Submitting time sheets and mileage reports in a timely manner.

Customer service

* Setting stores with consumer goods using Core-Mark schematics.
* Ensuring all products are displayed in the correct sales location according to store sets.
* Following up with customer needs and concerns in a timely manner, ensuring great customer service.
* Ensuring stock rotation (products are fresh and within date code parameters).
* Timely processing of returns using hand held inventory control devices.

Efficiency of the sell-through

* Ensuring plan-o-gram, marketing best practices, and compliance in store.
* Ensuring promotions, displays, and cross-merchandising initiatives.
* Identifying and reducing out-of-stocks on shelf.
* Maximizing visibility and positioning of products in the store.

Preferred Qualifications

* High energy, motivated persons with excellent customer service skills.
* Ability to problem solve and keep calm in dealing with customer service issues.

Requirements

* HS diploma, GED certificate or equivalent.
* Ability to drive to convenience stores using personal transportation.
* Active valid driver's license, reliable automobile with active valid insurance. (You will receive mileage and gasoline reimbursement.)
* Ability to read and understand store plan-o-gram and set instructions.
* Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, packing and unpacking consumer goods, able to kneel to stock shelves, able to reach and lift to stock shelves.
* Ability to work in customer storage areas which may not be air conditioned.
* Ability to operate a computer a hand held inventory control device, and calculators.
* Ability to effectively use Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
* Ability to perform math calculations.
* Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.

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